Civics Ch.9
Terms
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- Runoff Primary
- vote held b/t top vote getters
- political party
- association of voters with broad interests who want to influence the government.
- national committee
- each party has one, made of rep.'s from each state, help raise money
- national party chairperson
- runs the committee, manages the office and funds/directs the committee
- delegate
- people who nominate candidates for president and vice president
- precinct
- geographic area that contains a specific # of voters
- plurality
- most votes among those running
- platform
- series of statements expressing the parties principles, beliefs and positions of election issues
- closed primary
- election where only members can vote
- ward
- adjorning precints that make up an election unit
- direct primary
- election where voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election
- political machine
- strong party organization
- county chairperson
- runs the committee
- nomination
- political parties select and offer candidates for public service
- caucus
- meetings of local/state party organizations