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Civics Political Parties 1

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a series of statements expressing a party's belief on societal issues
To officially sign up
List of candidates for which you cast a vote
A group of people with broad or shared/ similar interest who want to influence decision making by electing part members to office; join together to help candied they support, win elections - can be a small town or it might be a group of adjacent neighborhoods in a large city
A group of people called electors who cast the vote for president. when you vote, you are actually voting for which candidate the electors should vote
Members of the party vote to elect their candidate - must have declared themselves to a party in order to vote
A system of government in which the leader controls all aspects of citizen's lives
A set of beliefs
System of gov in which 2 political parties compete for power - U.S. has a 2-party system. U.S. constitution does not mention political parties
Any registered voter can vote to elect a party's candidate - an election in which votes need not declare their party preference
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A geographical area that contains a specific number of voters
Lack of interest
A political party that challenge the 2 major parties (Dem and Rep) - 1. idealogical, 2. single-issue; 3. independent/ personality
Location in which you vote
The right to vote
An election where voters directly decide the party's candidate
The percentage of eligible voters who actually vote
The political party which holds less than 50% of the seats in both houses of congress
The political party which holds more than 50% of the seats in both houses of congress