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Chapter 16
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Social Studies
11th Grade
09/23/2014

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boss
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someone in charge of something
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caucus
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a meeting of the members of the legislative body who are members of a political party, to select candidates or decide policy
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closed primary
Definition
limited to registered party members who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote
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coalition government
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a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate, reducing the dominance of any one party within that coalition
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direct primary
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An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office.
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ideologies
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a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
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independent
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free from outside control; not depending on another's authority
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national committee
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the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day-to-day basis
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national convention
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a convention of a major political party, especially one that nominates a candidate for the presidency
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nominating convention
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a political convention held every four years in the United States by most of the political parties who will be fielding nominees in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
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patronage
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support given by a patron
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political party
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an organization of people which seeks to achieve goals common to its members through the acquisition and exercise of political power.
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precinct
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a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes
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precinct captain
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Precinct Chairman or Precinct Committee Officer, is an elected official in the American political party system.
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proportional
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corresponding in size or amount to something else.
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representation
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the action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.
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single-member district
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an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature
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state central committee
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the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties
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theocracy
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a system of government in which priests rule in the name of God or a god.
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third party
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a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.
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ward
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an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors.
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