Definitions

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a local or state political organization that is so successful at winning elections that it’s candidates almost always win(headed by a big “boss” and involves corruption)

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political machine

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political movement at the lowest level mean that people from within a community are working together to bring about a political change

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grassroots

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a formal statement of political party’s basic principles and objectives for a campaign ( developed at the national convention)

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platform

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individual components of a political party’s platform

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planks

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private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy

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interest groups

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interest groups pressure legislators in hopes of influencing law makers

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lobbying

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communication that reaches a vast audience

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mass media

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verbal statements that falsely defame (attacks the reputation of) a person

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slander

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written words that defame a person

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libel

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a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing behavior

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propaganda

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What are the seven types of propaganda

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1. glittering generalities
2. bandwagon
3. name calling
4. card stacking
5. just plain folks
6. celebrity testimonials
7. symbols/transfer

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information that sounds good but is meaningless

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glittering generalities

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urges people to follow the crowd

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bandwagon

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attacks a person or a policy with a name or label

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name calling

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presents only one side of the issue and distorts facts

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card-stacking

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appeals to common people

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just plain folks

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uses endorsements from famous people

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celebrity testimonial

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uses popular symbols to create a positive or negative connotation/association

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symbols/transfer

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organization of individuals with broad, common interests who organize to win elections, to operate the government, and to thereby influence government policy

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political party

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a system of the government in which two parties compete for power

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two party system

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a party that challenges the two major parties

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third party

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a series of statements expressing the party’s principles, beliefs, and position issues

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platform

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each individual part of a political party’s platform

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plank

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representatives from the 50 states party organizations who run a political party

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national committee

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a meeting of political party members to conduct party businesses

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caucus

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a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters

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precinct

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larger election unit made up of connected precincts

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ward

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a strong party organization that can control political appointments and delivers votes

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political machines

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election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election

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direct primary

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only decided members of a party are allowed to vote for that parties nominees

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closed primary

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voters do not need to declare their party preference in order to vote for the party’s nominees

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open primary

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largest number

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plurality

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more than 50% of the total votes

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majority

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formal request for government action

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petition