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Activists |
someone who is very politically involved in an issue; sometimes go to the extreme to make their point. |
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Campaigning |
Working to get elected into office. |
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Candidate |
Someone running for office. |
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Caucus |
Meeting of Party members to make decisions in the party's interest. |
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Conservative |
People who believe in traditional values, less government control. |
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Delegates |
Party members who represent their state's party committee by attending the party's national convention. |
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Electoral college |
System used to determine who is elected president. |
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Exit Poll |
Survey of how people voted, taken at polling places. |
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General Election |
National Election when many politicians are up for re-election. |
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Liberal |
Someone who is socially and economically progressive, supports government involvement. |
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Lobbyist |
works for an interest group, try to persuade representative's to support the interest groups ideas. |
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Mass media |
All media (t.v) that inform public about issues and government; influence public opinion. |
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Moderate |
Not to liberal or conservative,in the political middle. |
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National Convention |
held every 4 years; party members nominate candidate for president. |
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Partisan |
partisan- split by party nonpartisan - no party affiliation |
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Party Platform |
beliefs of a political party, made up of planks. |
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PAC-POL action comm. |
Group that works to influence politicians on a particular topic, can't be in contact with candidate. |
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Political machine |
Group or person that helps a politician get elected for a position with money, power, and influence, usually leads to corruption. |
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Political Party |
Group of people who think alike politically. |
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Polling Place |
Place that people go to vote with a voting precinct. |
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Public opinion poll |
Survey taken of a sample pop. to estimate people's ideas and an issue. |
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Precinct |
Area within a district that people go to, to vote at polling places. |
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Primary Election |
Election which voters choose a party's candidate to run in general election. |
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Propaganda types |
just plain folk, glittering generalities, endorsement, Bandwagon, Transfer, and card stacking. |
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Proposition |
Direct popular vote on a law/tax increase. |
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Radical |
Political idea that seeks a massive change to the status quo. |
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Recall Election |
when voters try to remove an elected official from office. |
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Republican |
Conservative party in U.S, believe in less government control. |
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Special interest group |
organized collection of people who seek to influence political decisions with members who donate and vote. |
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Straight ticket |
when a voter chooses only politicians from one party. |
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Third parties |
Outside political party that had little power and is often trying to play spoiler, gets people to focus on 1 issue. |
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2 - party system |
political system which 2 patties control almost all political power, democrats and republicans. |
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voter registration |
permission to vote |
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incubment |
politician that currently holds a political seat. |