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| political party | A group of people with broad common interest who organize to win elections, control government, and thereby influences government policies. |
| theocracy | This is when a single religious single-party dominates government |
| ideologies | basic beliefs about government |
| coalition government | one formed by several parties who combine forces to obtain a majority |
| third party | any political party other than one of the two major parties |
| single-member district | electoral district in which only one candidate is elected to each office |
| proportional representation | a system in which several officials are elected to represent the same area in proportion to the votes each party's candidate's receive. |
| independent | a voter who does not support any particular party |
| precinct | a voting district |
| precinct captain | a volunteer who organizes party workers to distribute |
| ward | a large district comprised of several adjoining precincts |
| state central committee | Committee usually composed largley of representatives from the party'scounty organizatio |
| national convention | a gathering of local and state party party members chosen to nominate presidential and vice president candidates. |
| national committee | representatives from the 50 state party organization who run a political party |
| patronage | the practice of granting favors to reward party loyalty |
| caucus | a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office |
| nominating convention | an official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office |
| boss | a powerful party leader |
| direct primary | a an election in which party members select people to run in the general election |
| closed primary | an election in which the only members of a political part can vote |
| open primary | an elecion in which all voters may participate |
| plurality | the largest number of voters in an election |
| runoff primary | a second primary election between the two candidates who received the most voters in the first primary |
| ticket | The candidates for president from different offices |
| platform | a statement of a political party's principles beliefs and positions on vital issues |
| planks | a section of a political party platform |
