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Civics Chap 6 Parties and Politics

Civics Responsibilities and Citizenship

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candidatea person seeking an elected government office
pluralitythe largest number of votes or seats in a legislature
majoritymore than half
coalitionproperty used with another party or parties
third partya minor political party that challenges the two major parties
nominateto choose a candidate to run for political office
campaignan organized effort to gather support for a candidate
patronagegiving jobs or special favors to loyal party members
precinctgeographic area that contains a specific number of voters
political machinea strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes
platforma political party's statement of its goals and positions on public issues
plankan item of a political party's platform
grassrootsbeginning with the people
accountablehaving to explain one's actions to the voters
nonpartisannot involving political parties
conventionheld once every four years, where party members nominate their candidates for President and Vice President of the US


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