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| Canvas | going door to door handing out information and asking people which candidate they support |
| platform | a statement of the party's official stand on major issues |
| planks | position statements on each specific issue on a party's platform |
| Patronage | a system in which party leaders perform favors for loyal supporters of the party |
| Straight Ticket | a ballot cast for all the candidates of one party |
| Split Ticket | a ballot cast for candidates for more than one party on the same ballot |
| Caucus | a meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or choose candidates |
| Direct primary | an election in which members of a political party choose candidates to run for office in the name of the party |
| Closed primary | a primary in which a voter must be registered as a party member and may vote only in that party's primary |
| Open Primary | a primary in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting, but hey may vote in only one party's primary |
| Primary Election | an election in which candidates from the same party compete for their party's nomination |
| General Election | an election in which voters make a final decision about candidates or issues |
| PAC (political action committee) | groups that promote their members' interests in the state and national politics |
| Hard Money | direct contributions of money to candidate for office, regulated by Federal government |
| Soft Money | are contributions made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law that benefit a candidate for office |
