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Social Studies
11th Grade
12/12/2012

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Town Meeting
Definition
A media format in which candidates meet with ordinary citizens. Allows candidates to deliver messages without the presence of journalists and commentators. Also known as a "town hall" meeting. (pgs. 368, 506, 508)
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Split-Ticket Voting
Definition
In American politics, a split-ticket refers to a ballot on which the voter has chosen candidates from different political parties when multiple offices are being decided by a single election.
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Superdelegate
Definition
A convention position, in Democratic conventions, reserved for party officials.
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King Caucus
Definition
A closed door meeting of a political party's leaders in Congress to select candidates for office. Existed until the 1830s. (pgs. 361, 364)
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