political parties defs

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political party

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group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office

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partisanship

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the strong support of their party and its policies

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liberal

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(democrat) believes that government must take action to change economic, political, and ideological policies thought to be unfair

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radical

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(democrat) favors extreme change to create an altered or entirely new school system

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conservative

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(republican) seeks to keep in place the economic, political, and social structure of society

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reactionary

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(republican) favors extreme change to restore society to an earlier, more conservative state of affairs

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ideological parties

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have a certain set of beliefs

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single issue parties

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usual based on one problem or issue

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economic protest parties

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parties that are usually angry with both parties for a particular reason or policy

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splinter parties

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parties that have split from one of the major parties

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nomination

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the naming of those who seek office

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self announcement

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a person who wants to run for office says so

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caucus

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a group of like minded people meet to discuss who they will support in the upcoming election

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direct primary

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intraparty election, mostly used to select nominees for the senate, house, and governorship

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closed primary

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a party’s nominating election in which only declared members can vote

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open primary

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a party’s nomination election in which any qualified voter can cast a ballot

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blanket primary

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a voter receives a list of all people running and they can vote however they chose regardless of party

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runoff primary

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two top vote getters in the first primary face one another to determine the party’s nomination

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petition nomination

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you need a certain number of signatures from qualified voters to get on the ballot

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absentee voting

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a process by which a person could vote without going to their polling place on election day

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coattail effect

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a strong candidate running for an office at the top of the ballot helps attract voters to other candidates on the party’s ticket

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precinct

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a voting district

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polling place

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place where voters in the precinct actually vote