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Chapter 10 Vocabulary: Political Parties

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a direct primary in which voters do not need to declare a party preference in order to vote for the party's nominees
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meeting of state and local party members to select candidates
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a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote; primaries are either closed or open
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powerful local political organization that tends to win almost every election
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Term describing political movements beginning at the neighborhood level
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a term used for a minor political party
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one of the two major political parties; conservative, right-wing, also known as the GOP "Good Old Party" - symbol: elephant
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Role played by the party that is not in power
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tends to support the freedom of the individual and governmental guarantees of individual rights and liberties
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a group of people with similar ideas about government
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areas that have a certain number of voters; voters are assigned a precinct according to their neighborhood
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a direct primary in which voters must declare a party affiliation (connected to) before being allowed to vote for the party's nominees
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tends to preserve (keep) existing conditions or to restore traditional ones and to limit change
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one of the two major political parties; liberal, left-wing, symbol: donkey
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group that organizes the party's national convention
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winning the most votes but it is still less than half of the votes
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winning more than half of the votes
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the party's beliefs, principles, and positions on many issues