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GOVERNMENT UNIT 3
chapter..whatever i dunno
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Political Studies
11th Grade
03/30/2010

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political party
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an organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office
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interest group
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any organized group whose members share a common goal and try to promote their interests by influencing government policy making and decision making
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platform
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a political party's statement of principles and objectives. the specific objectives or legislative proposals in a platform are known as planks.
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pluralism
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the idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society
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PAC
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an organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office. corporations, labor unions, and interest groups form PACs to channel donations from their employees or members into political campaigns.
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lobbying
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an organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue.
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public policy
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a plan or course of action initiated by government to achieve a stated goal
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plurality
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the largest number of votes in an election. in elections with more than two candidates, the winner by a plurality may receive fewer than 50 percent of the votes cast
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winner-take-all system
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an electoral system that awards offices to the highest vote-getters without ensuring representation for voters in the minority. under this system a slim majority of voters can control 100 percent of elected offices
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primary election
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an election in which voters determine their political party's nominee for an elective office
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general election
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an election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties to fill an elective office
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closed primary
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limit voting to registered party members
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open primary
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allow all voters to vote in primary elections
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blanket primary
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voters can pick and choose one candidate for each office from any party's primary list
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