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PAC's
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Raise money to influence elections and hopefully have legislation passed in their favor.
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Name-Calling
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Characterizing a candidate as a person of
questionable character. Ex: Senator Dole is labeled as unreliable and dishonest by her opponents. |
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Where do most Americans fall on the political spectrum?
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In the middle
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Conservative
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On the right of the political spectrum
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Third parties
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Impact government by identifying issues of concern that may be ignored by the two major parties
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Precinct
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Smallest political division that is formed to organize workers
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Exit polls
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Surveys taken as people leave the polls and used by the media to predict election results
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26th Amendment
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Sets the voting age at 18 years old
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15th Amendment
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Right to vote can not be denied based upon race
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23rd Amendment
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Gave Washington, D.C. three electoral votes
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19th Amendment
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Right to vote can not be denied based upon sex
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24th Amendment
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Outlawed poll taxes
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Platform
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What a political party supports and say they believe in during an election
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Closed primary
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When only party members are allowed to vote in a primary election.
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Moderate
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“Middle of the
Road” political ideology |
