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Caucus
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face-to-face meetings of voters enrolled in a party who meet to choose a nominee
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Closed primary
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a primary election in which only registered members of a political party may vote
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Divided government
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the condition in American government wherein the presidency is controlled by one party while the opposing party controls one or both houses of Congress
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Electoral college
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the presidential electors from each state who meet after the popular election to cast ballots for president and vice president
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Electoral realignment
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the point in history when a new party supplants the ruling party, becoming in turn the dominant political force. In the United States, this has tended to occur roughly every thirty years
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527 committee
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nonprofit independent groups that receive and disburse funds to influence the nomination, election, or defeat of candidates. Named after Section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code, which defines and provides tax-exempt status for nonprofit advocacy groups
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Incumbent
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a candidate running for a position that he or she already holds
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Majority party
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the party that holds the majority of legislative seats in either the House or the Senate
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Minority party
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the party that holds a minority of legislative seats in either the House or the Senate
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Multiple-member district
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an electorate that selects all candidates at large from the whole district; each voter is given the number of votes equivalent to the number of seats to be filled
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Nomination
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the process through which political parties select their candidates for election to public office
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Open primary
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a primary election in which registered voters decide on the day of the primary in which party’s primary they will participate
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Party identification
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an individual voter’s psychological ties to one party or another
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Plurality system
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a type of electoral system in which, to win a seat in the parliament or other representative body, a candidate need only receive the most votes in the election, not necessarily a majority of the votes cast
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Political action committee (PAC)
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a private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns
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Political parties
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organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to important government offices
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Primary elections
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elections used to select a party’s candidate for the general election
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Proportional representation
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a multiplemember district system that allows each political party representation in proportion to its percentage of the total vote
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Recall
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removal of a public official by popular vote
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Referendum
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the practice of referring a measure proposed or passed by a legislature to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection
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Single-member district
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an electorate that is allowed to select only one representative from each district; the normal method of representation in the United States
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Suffrage
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the right to vote; also called franchise
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Third parties
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parties that organize to compete against the two major American political parties
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Turnout
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the percentage of eligible individuals who actually vote
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