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| the system in which the power to govern is shared between the national government and the states. |
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| an election in which party members choose candidates to run for office. |
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| A meeting of political party members to conduct party buisness. |
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| What is a political party? |
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| A political party is a group people who share the same ideas about the way the country should be governed. |
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| protection of public lands and natural resources. |
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| having political or social views favoring reform and progress |
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| a political party's statement of its goals and positions on public issues. |
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| an item of a political party's platform. |
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| refers to donations that are made directly to the candidate and are regualted by the government. |
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| refers to money that is spent by groups to publicize issues important to them but not promote any particular candidate. |
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| occurs when one person or group "bundles" many small donations together and gives them to the candidate. |
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| plan of action adopted by an individual or social group. |
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| a set of aims and ideas that directs one's goals, expectations, and actions. |
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| a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected. |
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| a statistic expressing the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. |
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| a registered voter can vote in either primary regardless of party membership. |
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| What is a closed primary? |
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| a registered voter may vote only in the election for the party with which that voter is affiliated. |
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| What state uses a caucus? |
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| What is a proportional system? |
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| an electoral system that ensures a close relationship between the popular vote a party receives and the number of candidates it elects. |
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| What is winner take all system? |
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| the winner of the primary or electoral college vote takes all of the state's convention or electoral college delegates. |
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| What is an electoral college? |
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| the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president. |
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| How does electoral colleges work? |
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| a compromise for the presidential election process. |
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| How many electoral votes do you need to win presidency? |
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| What are the 3 levels of government? |
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| federal, state, and local |
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| What are two types of local government in Michigan. (explain) |
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| County (Oakland County) Cities |
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| What are enumerated powers? |
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| Those federal authorities specified in the US Constitution. |
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| Who has enumerated powers? |
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| What are reserved powers? |
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| powers that the United States Constitution does not give to the federal government, or forbid to the states, are reserved to the people or the states. |
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| What are concurrent powers? |
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| Those powers of the federal government that are exercisable by the states in absence of federal action, or with congressional consent. |
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| What are two major parties? |
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| Facts about democrat party... |
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| symbol is the donkey, color is blue, and is conservative. |
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| Facts about republican party... |
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| symbol is elephent, the color is red, and is liberal. |
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| How does a 2 party system work? |
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| a form of party system where two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections, at every level. |
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