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| Moderate | A person who is somewhere in-between the major political parties and may have some beliefs which favor one side and other beliefs that favor the other party. |
| Precinct | Term for district or area. |
| Party Platform | Describes a public document that explains what the party believes. |
| Party Plank | Refers to what the party's policy is on a single issue. |
| National Party Convention | Meeting held every four years when Presidential candidates are chosen and the party develops official policy beliefs. |
| Grassroots Movement | Movement that is begun by common people. |
| Non-Partisan Movement | Elections that do not allow the use of political parties-- usually for position that are seen as non-political such as school boards. |
| Public Opinion | What the majority of the public may believe about an issue --can be very misleading as a majority may represent only 51%. |
| Interest Groups | Group of people with similar beliefs about an issue. |
| Bias | Refers to a person taht has already formed an opinion or listens only to one side. |
| Impartial | Refers to a person who has not made a decision and is willing to listen to all sides of an issue. |
| Lobbying | Act of trying to influence legislators to support a certain issue. |
| Electorate | All the who are eligible to vote in an election. |
| Apathy | Refers to the idea that people do not care about political issues. |
| Nominating | Process of selecting candidates to run for office --usually done by primary elections. |
