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| a civil service that cant be fired from based on political views |
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| voters who vote for different parties on a ballot |
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| each electoral district elects only one person to a given office based on whoever has the most votes |
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| gradual reduction in the dominance of one political party without another party supplanting it |
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| PAC-Political Action Committee |
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| entitiy created by an interest group whose purpose is to collect money and make contributions to candidates in federal elections |
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| someone who is not affliated with a political party, centerist view |
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| means of public communication that reaches out to a large audience at once |
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| submitting to a popular vote passed on pr proposed by legislative or popular inniative |
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| political party originzation that relies heavily on patronage to win votes to govern |
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| elections to select nominees in which voters can decide on election day whether they want to participate with democratic or republicans |
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| elections to select nominees in which they can only participate if previously registered with a party and must vote that way |
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| donations that are used to help elect or defeat a specific candidate |
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| contributions that can be used for voter mobilization or promote a policy as long as these dont favor one candidate |
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| percentage of votes who cast ballots in elections |
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| selection of a particular candidate to run for office in general election |
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| politician running for re election in the the office they currently hold |
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| confidential ballot printed by the state |
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| money spent by individuals not associated with candidates to elect or defeat other candidates for office |
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| form of direct democracy that allows citizens to petition for issues that will be decided by a direct ballot and bot by legislative branch |
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| label given if support for something comes from members of both parties |
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| election in which voters elect office holders |
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| an election held midway between presidential elections |
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| media that is transmitted through airwaves |
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| transmission of news to a specific demographic of people |
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| meeting of party delegates to vote on matters of policy or sometimes party candidtes |
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| point in history when a new party supplants the ruling party becoming the new dominant political force |
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| a largely unsucessful attempt to reduce the size of federal government |
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| banned soft money, restricted independent expidtitures |
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| Candidate centered politics |
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| politics that focuses directly on the candidates particular issues and character rather than party affiliation |
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| attempt to remove an official from office before completion of term |
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| political attitudes and core beliefs expressed by ordinary citizens through polls |
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| process by which individuals come to have certain public opinions |
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| source of political socialization that represent what party they belong too |
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| sense that people can affect what government does |
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| selection of survey representives with equal probalitity of being choosen as a whole representation |
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| + or - 3% a give or take of voters |
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| a system of interrealeted and coherrently organized political beliefs and attitudes |
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| people who favor gov regulation of buisness and government spending for social programs |
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| favor private enterprise and oppose gov regulations of business. |
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| supports maximum liberty in both personal and economic matters. oppose government taxes and burcarcy promote charity and defend civil liberties. |
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| merging of hard news and entertainment in news |
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| proponents of the Constitution during the ratification (adams, hamilton, and washington) |
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| person who believes in political or social equality of all people |
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| private organizations or voluntary association that seeks to influence public policy as well as to protect its interests |
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| when nothing can get passed in washington due to divided government |
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| 3 or more parties compete to lead government, often have coalition gov where governing power is shared among two parties |
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| 2 parties relatively vie on equal terms to win national elections and which each party governs at one time or another |
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| proportional representation |
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| awarding legislative seats to political parties to reflect the portion of popular votes each party receives |
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| where two a parties control the executive and legislative branches |
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| elected representives of the state are a majority of whose votes formly elect the president |
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| election held state wide where voters choose delegates to go to national conventions |
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| statement of a party that takes position on the issues |
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| organization that tries to win control of the government by electing people to office to carry their party label |
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| informal electoral alliance of the working class that was the basis of the democratic dominance of american politics from the new deal |
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