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| Meeting of candidate supporters that chooses delegates to a state or national convention. All Democratic members of the House or Senate. Members in caucus elect the party leaders, ratify the choice of committee leaders, and debate party positions on issues. |
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Cast by electors,with each state receiving one vote for each of its member of the House of Representatives and one vote for each of its senators. |
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| Political organizations formed primarily to influence elections and therefore exempt from most federal taxes. |
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| Public moneys (from 3$ check-offs on income tax returns) that the Federal Election Commission distributes to primary candidates according to a prespecified formula. |
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| A person's subjective feeling of affiliation with a party. |
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| A set of widely held associations between a party and particular issues and values. |
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| People who voluntarily participate in politics; they are more interested in and commited to particular issues and values. |
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| The total vote cast for a candidate across the nation. |
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| Preliminary election that narrows the number of candidates by determining who will be the nominees in the general election. |
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| Voting on the basis of the candidates' policy promises. |
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| Voting on the basis of the past performance of the incumbent administration. |
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| Money contributed by interest groups, labor unions, and individual donors that is not subject to federal regulation. |
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| Certain kinds of party leaders- members of the U.S. House and Senate, governors, members of the national committee- who became automatic or ex-officio delegates. |
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| Any voting procedure in which the side with the most votes get all of the seats or delegates at stake. |
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