Election+Terminology+--+Defined!

__**‍‍‍‍Election Terminology Defined!!!!!!!‍‍‍‍ **__ By: Julian Kostrzewski, Daniel Sims, Christian Scott, Tristan McCann **__Chapter 9 Section 1: Political Parties/How the Parties Differ __** ====__** Political Party **__- A political party is a organization of individuals who come together with similar beliefs and ideas who organizes elections, helps to be voted into office, and influence them with government policy.====
 * ====**__For example__**: The U.S. government is made up with two political parties and they are the Democratic and the Republican parties.====

**__ Two-Party System __**- A two-party system is two political parties who come together and try to go against each other for political office. Try to go against each other for power.

 * ====**__For example__**: The U.S. government has a two-party system.====

__** Third Party/Multiparty System **__- A third party system is a minor party or can be multiparty system and usually doesn't win that many elections.

 * ====**__For example__**: in America it can be called the independent party.====

__** Party Platform **__- A party platform is a series of statements explaining, beliefs, principles, and political issues.

 * ====**__For example__**: The Democratic platform is to establish welfare for the ones who need it.====

__** Plank **__- A plank is a individual part of the party platform and tells its voters what the party claims if won.

 * ====**__For example__**: President Obama said he will bring the troops from Iraq and Afghanistan home at a point of time.====

**__Chapter 9: Section 2: Organization of Political Parties/Nominating Canidates __**

__** National Committee **__ - A national committee is representatives from every state.

 * ==== __**For example**__: The DNC also raises money, hires staff, and coordinates strategy to support candidates for local, state, and national office throughout the country are examples of a national committee. (quote from the []).====

__** Caucuses **__ - Are presidential election for state or local party assemblies.

 * ==== __**For example**__: The Iowa caucuses is an example of the U.S. caucuses. ====

__** Precinct **__- Is a geographic area that contains a certain amount of voters.

 * ====__**For example**__: It can be a city or a town of precints.====

__** Ward **__- A ward is a geographical area that contains a huge amount of precinct to make a large election.

 * ====__**For Example**__: St.Johns County is a Ward.====

__** Direct Primary **__- Is an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general.

 * ====__**For Example**__: President Elections. Closed Primaries- declarde members vote for only their own party canidates. For example: The republican primary that has gone around the whole U.S. Open Primary====

__** Political Machine **__ - a political party that becomes so strong that its candidates sweep almost every election

 * **__For Example__**: One of the most famous -- and notorious -- political machines was New York City's Tammany Hall ruled by Boss Tweed.

== ====__** Closed Primary **__ -- only the declared members of the party. __**For example**__- The republicans are looking for a canidate in this 2012 year so only the republican party members can place a ballot for the running canidate.==== = =

__** Open Primary **__ -- Anyone can vote in the election. __**For example**__- The 2012 president election.
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__**Petition**__ -- Is a paper or website that can take something back from a government action (if there is a majority).
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__** Apathy **__ --Lack of interest
=-christian scott= __**Chapter 10: Section 2: Election Campaigns **__

__** winner-take-all system **__ --Is who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's electoral votes.
=-christian scott= __**Chapter 10 Section 3: Paying for Election Campaigns **__

__** Incumbents **__ --politicians who have already been elected to office.
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__Sources__: **Civics** **Textbook- Chapter 9-10 pages 270-310**

http://[|www.democrats.org/about/democratic_national_committee]
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