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| propaganda | A way to influence people's ideas, opinions, or actions |
| bias | favoring one point of view over another |
| political party | an organization of citizens who share similar views and work together to get candidates elected to office |
| nominate | to name candidates to run for public office |
| platform | a political party's official stand on major public issues |
| plank | one position statement of a political party's platform |
| precinct | a voting district |
| straight-ticket | voting for the candidates of only one party |
| split-ticket | voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot |
| independent | a person who does not support a particular political party |
| open primary | a primary election in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting |
| general election | an election where voters make final decisions about candidates and issues |
| registration | the process of signing up to be a voter |
| closed-primary | a primary where voters must be registered as a party member in order to vote |
| political spectrum | the range of differences in political views between political parties |
| two-party system | the kinds of system in the US |
| one-party system | a totalitarian government |
| multiparty system | When coalitions form to get candidates elected |
| third parties | smaller political parties in a two-party system |
| polling place | where voting takes place |
| secret ballot | method of voting in which a voter marks a ballot |
| popular vote | vote of the citizens of a country |
| elector | one of the people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia who formally select the president and vice president |
| electoral college | group of electors that casts the official votes that elect the president and vice president |
| electoral votes | votes cast by electors for the president and vice president |
| poll | a survey to measure public opinion |
| coalition | an agreement between 2 or more political parties to work together to run the government |
