Chapter 8 Vocab

a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues

• Platform

• Majority

• Plurality

• Precinct

a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters

• Political Party

• Precinct

• Caucus

• Political machine

an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office

• Direct Primary

• Political Party

• Two-party System

• Platform

a number that is more than 50 percent of the total

• Third Party

• Plurality

• Closed Primary

• Majority

a meeting of political party members to conduct party business

• National Committee

• Platform

• Caucus

• Direct Primary

an election in which a political party that voters choose candidates to represent each party in a general election

• Precinct

• Direct Primary

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

a political party that challenges the two major parties

• Two-party System

• Third Party

• Caucus

• Majority

a system of government in which two parties compete for power

• Two-party System

• Closed Primary

• Political machine

• Direct Primary

the most votes among all those running for a political office

• majority

• open primary

• plurality

• minority

representatives from the 50 state party organizations who run a political party

• state committee

• local committee

• caucus

• national committee