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Chapter 17
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Social Studies
11th Grade
09/29/2014

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Term
campaign manager
Definition
a paid or volunteer individual, whose role is to coordinate the campaign's operations
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image
Definition
a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
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political action committee
Definition
an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, esp. at the federal
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soft money
Definition
a contribution to a political party that is not accounted as going to a particular candidate, thus avoiding various legal limitations.
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suffrage
Definition
the right to vote in political elections.
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grandfather clause
Definition
a clause exempting certain classes of people or things from the requirements of a piece of legislation affecting their previous rights, privileges, or practices.
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poll tax
Definition
a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources.
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canvass
Definition
solicit votes from (electors in a constituency)
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register
Definition
an official list or record, for example of births, marriages, and deaths, of shipping, or of historic places.
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polling place
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a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.
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precinct
Definition
district of a city or town as defined for police purposes.
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office group ballot
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a ballot on which the candidates are listed alphabetically, with or without their party designations
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cross-pressured voter
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A cross pressured voter is someone who is receiving mixed cues as to how they should vote
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straight party ticket
Definition
a ballot on which all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
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propaganda
Definition
chiefly derogatory information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view
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