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Unit Three Study Guide
Political Process
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Economics
9th Grade
12/02/2009

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Term
Federalism
Definition
A system of government in which power is shared between the central and federal government
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Primary
Definition
When voters in a state vote for who they want the Democratic or Republican candidate to be
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Caucus
Definition
When voters gather together to vote at one time
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Political Party
Definition
An organization in which the members share common political views
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Conservative
Definition
To avoid wasteful or destructive use of resources
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Liberal
Definition
Free and easy about how things go
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Platform
Definition
The principles of a political party
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Plank
Definition
A principle contained in the platform of a political party
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Hard Money
Definition
Regulated contributions to the candidates
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Soft Money
Definition
Monet donated to political parties
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Bundling
Definition
Small donations combined and delivered to campaigns by an individual or a group
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Policy
Definition
Decisions that governments make about issues
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Ideology
Definition
The three categories of public policy
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Random Sample
Definition
How you draw the sample of people for your study from a population
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Margin of Error
Definition
The populations size and the sample size
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Open-Primary
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Where a voter can vote for a candidate in either party
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Closed-Primary
Definition
A voter can only vote for a candidate in the party they are registered for
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