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| bias (biased) | noun or adj that favors one side or being prejudiced so information presented reflects only one view |
| campaign | a collection of all the efforts a candidate makes to win an election |
| candidate | a person running for office in an elect ion |
| caucus | locally held meeting to discuss and nominate candidates who will run for political office |
| declare | make a public announcement of the intention to run for office |
| local branches | community members working together to support a candidate |
| majority party | the party with the most elected members belonging to Congress and is usually more than half |
| minority party | the party with less than half of the elected members belonging to Congress |
| multiparty system | three or more political parties share power and is seen in the United States as third parties |
| national committees | political groups that support the two major political parties across the nation |
| platform | the ideas and beliefs the political party stands on that describe the party's views on all major issues |
| political party | a group of people who share similar political views to support a chosen candidate and work to influence the government |
| political views | a person's ideas about how the government should run and how the issues should be solved |
| primary election | an election in which members of each political party vote to select the party's candidate |
| public policy | a choice that government takes on how to solve a political issue |
| single-party system | one major political party that is common in governments where citizens have no rights (aka - one-party system) |
| two-party system | two major political parties in the government and the government of the United States |
