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| A group of voters with similar ideals who orgainze to support certain public policies |
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| A group or clique within a larger group |
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| What the citizens (public) think about something or someone either based on facts or not. |
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| Any means of communication over media but in high numbers. Used to promote topics. |
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| Minor political party - not one of the major parties (Dem. and Rep.) |
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| Political Action Committees |
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| Committees formed by interest groups to funnel donations to political candidates who are likely to support thier position on various issues. |
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| Where the Democrats are located meaning that they want the government to make all the changes. |
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| Where the Republicans are located which means that they don't really need the government to fix their platforms. |
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| A ticket on which all the candidates nominated by a party are members of the party. |
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| A ticket where not all of the candidates nominated by a party are members of the party. |
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- A body of principles on which a person or group takes a stand in appealing to the public; program
- A public statement of the principles, objectives, and policy of a political party
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| Electors/Electoral College |
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| Electors form a Electoral College who are the one's who actually vote for the president. |
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| A regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders. |
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| An election to appoint delegates to a party confrence or to select the candidates for a presidential election. |
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| The candidate that is most voted for. |
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| "Winner takes all system" |
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| The practice of allotting all of a states electoral votes or delegates. |
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| Left Side of the Spectrum |
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