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| Plank | an individual belief in a platform |
| Platform | a political party's beliefs, positions & principals on vital issues |
| Party Agenda | the issues that government leaders of an individual party supports |
| One-Party System | political system with only 1 legal party |
| Two-Party System | political system with 2 major parties |
| Multi-Party System | political system with many different parties to choose from |
| Third Party | in a 2 party system, the minor party or not 1 of the main 2 |
| Grassroots | of the ordinary folks or anything started by the people |
| Conservative | a person who believes in limited government and that individuals should be responsible for their own well being |
| Liberal | a person who believes in a very active government that helps individuals and are comfortable with change |
| Moderate | a person with views and opinions of both a liberal and a conservative |
| Political Machine | a group that controls the activities of a political party |
| General Election | when the people choose officials from the candidates |
| Primary Election | election where the political parties choose their candidates from the nominees from their own party |
| Recall Election | when the people ask and get a special election, early in an official's term, to try and replace the official |
| Initiative | a law started by the people by a petition |
| Referendum | a way for citizens to approve or rject a state or local law by a vote |
| Plurality voting | when a candidate gets more votes than any other candidate but doesn't get more than half of the votes |
| Majority voting | getting 1 more than half of the votes |
| Political Action Committee (PAC) | group in a special interest group made to promote the group's political agenda |
| Polls | polling place - where a person votes |
| Exit Poll | survey of people leaving the polls on who they voted for |
| Partisan Election | by party lines |
| Non-Partisan Election | not by party lines |
| Canvassing | when campaign workers go through a neigborhood asking for votes |
| Endorsement | public backing of a candidate by a group or famous person |
| Caucus | a private meeting of the leaders of a political party to choose candidates for an office or decide issues |
| Voter Registration | placing your name on a list of registered voters after meeting qualifications to vote |
| Electoral College | group of people names by each state legislature to elect the President & VP |
| Electors | people chosen to vote in the electoral college |
| Incumbent | the holder of a political office who is seeking reelection |
| Patronage | when a political party rewards party loyalty with favors or jobs |
