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| an election system in which the candidate with the most votes win |
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| an electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official |
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| proportional representation |
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| an election system in which each party recieves the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote |
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| the electoral system used in electing the president and vice-president, in which voters vote fot electors pledged to cast their ballots of a particular party's candidate |
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| an elected office that is predictably won by one party or the other |
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| the boost candidates of the president's party recieve in an election because of the president's popularity |
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| a meeting of local party members to choose party officials and/or candidates for public office and to decide the platform |
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| national party convention |
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| the national meeting of delegates elected in primaries, caucuses, or state conventions who assemble once every four years to nominate candidates for president and vice-president, ratify the party platform, elect officers, and adopt rules |
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| contributions by individuals or groups in hopes of influencing the outcome of an election and subsequently influencing policy |
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| money contributed to a state or local party for party-building purposes that does not have to be disclosed under federal laws |
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| commercial advertising on radio and television advocating a particular position on an issue, paid for by interested groups and designed to influence voter's choices on election day |
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| money spent by individuals or groups not associated with candidates to elect or defeat candidates for office |
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