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unit 3
political parties
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Civics
10th Grade
10/16/2012

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candidate, conduct the campaign and design the platform.
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political parties help to select the...
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coalition
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is a temporary alliance of political parties.
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incumbent
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the person who currently holds office.
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challenger
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the person who does not hold an office but is trying to unseat the incumbent.
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scandal
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a public shame
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economic unrest
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is an uneasiness due to the lack of stability in the financial market.
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referendum
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when a proposal is submitted to the general public for voting.
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controversial
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an issue that may not be agreed upon by many different sides
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loyal opposition
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when someone takes a firm stand on the program of the administration and publicizes their views
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faction
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a group that many not be in agreement with the general direction of the larger population
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in the early days of american voting it was done how
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orally
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australian ballot
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a secret ballot
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landslide defeat
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loosing an election by a sizable margin
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how many years is the party platfor done?
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4
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who chooses the president?
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the electoral college
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what happened in 1996 with phil Gramm?
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spenyt over 9 mill. on his presidential bid.
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who came up with the bull moose party?
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theodore rooseevelt in 1912
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1992 what kind of party
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the united we stand party. perfomed by ross perot
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short ballot
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usd to elect vice pres, pres and congress members.
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split ticket
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requires knowledge
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criticism of elections
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is national, state and local elections
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independent
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no affiliation
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absentee voting
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when your not able to go to the voting polls.
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political parties
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help select the candidate and conduct the campaign
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2 major parties in great britian
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labor and conservative parties
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parties depend on what for their campaighn funding?
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