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| an organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office |
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| any organized group whose members share a common goal and try to promote their interests by influencing government policy making and decision making |
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| a political party's statement of principles and objectives. the specific objectives or legislative proposals in a platform are known as planks. |
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| the idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society |
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| an organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office. corporations, labor unions, and interest groups form PACs to channel donations from their employees or members into political campaigns. |
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| an organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue. |
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| a plan or course of action initiated by government to achieve a stated goal |
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| the largest number of votes in an election. in elections with more than two candidates, the winner by a plurality may receive fewer than 50 percent of the votes cast |
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| an electoral system that awards offices to the highest vote-getters without ensuring representation for voters in the minority. under this system a slim majority of voters can control 100 percent of elected offices |
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| an election in which voters determine their political party's nominee for an elective office |
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| an election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties to fill an elective office |
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| limit voting to registered party members |
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| allow all voters to vote in primary elections |
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| voters can pick and choose one candidate for each office from any party's primary list |
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