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Test Bank for Gateways to Democracy: Chapter 9 Enhanced 5th Edition by John G. Geer
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Test Bank for Gateways to Democracy:Chapter 9 Enhanced 5th Edition by John
G. Geer
political parties - ANSbroad coalitions of interests organized to win elections in order to enact a
commonly supported set of public policies
party platform - ANSdocument that lays out a party's core beliefs and policy proposals for each
presidential election
party caucus - ANSgroup of party members in a legislature
national committee - ANStop level of national political parties; coordinates national presidential
campaigns
primary election - ANSelection in which voters select the candidates who will run on the party
label in the general elections, also called direct primary
general election - ANSelection in which voters choose their elected officials
ballot - ANSlist of candidates who are running for elected office; used by voters to make their
choice
caucus - ANSmeeting of party members in town halls, schools, and private homes to select a
presidential nominee
winner-take-all-system - ANSelectoral system in which whoever wins the most votes in an
election wins the election
proportional representation - ANSan electoral system that assigns party delegates according to
vote share in a presidential primary election or that assigns seats in the legislature according to
vote share in a general election
third parties - ANSminor political parties that present a third alternative to the two dominant
political parties in the American political system
patronage system - ANSpolitical system in which government programs and benefits are
awarded based on political loyalty to a party or politician
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