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| 5467610104 | decreasing in number, give millions of dollars to candidates, seek to influence elections and public policies | truths about PACs | 0 | |
| 5467610105 | Donkey | animal that represents the Democratic party | 1 | |
| 5467610106 | Elephant | animal that represents the Republican party | 2 | |
| 5467610107 | the start of the two party system | the struggle for the ratification of the Constitution | 3 | |
| 5467610108 | the major role of 3rd parties | spoiler of big parties | 4 | |
| 5467610109 | membership of a party | inexpensive and not costing much | 5 | |
| 5467610110 | functions of a political party | nomination candidates for office, uniting people who agree about public policy, keep the public informed on key issues through the media | 6 | |
| 5467610111 | splinter party | reform party or Dixiecrat party | 7 | |
| 5467610112 | political parties | share similar views and seek to carry them out by winning elections | 8 | |
| 5467610113 | The Rents Too Damn High Party | single issue minor party | 9 | |
| 5467610114 | Most PACs are | Business related | 10 | |
| 5467610115 | middle of the road | where most political parties stay to attract voters | 11 | |
| 5467610116 | presidential primaries | where the two major parties nominate candidates for president formally voted for | 12 | |
| 5467610117 | examples of 3rd parties | ideological, splinter, economic protest | 13 | |
| 5467610118 | Ross Perot | 3rd party candidate that played a major role in the 1992 and 1996 election | 14 | |
| 5467610119 | neither right or left | many voters consider themselves on this part of the spectrum | 15 | |
| 5467610120 | primaries | screen out weaker candidates within a party to select a candidate for the general election | 16 | |
| 5467610121 | Democratic platforms | higher taxes, pro-choice, pro-same sex marriage | 17 | |
| 5467610122 | Republican platforms | lower taxes, pro-life, pro-business | 18 | |
| 5467610123 | Iowa and New Hampshire | during the primaries, the most important states are | 19 | |
| 5467610124 | Incumbents | most PACs give money to this candidate | 20 | |
| 5467610125 | divided government | when one party controls the legislative branch and the other controls the the executive branch | 21 | |
| 5467610126 | unions | Democrats support this group | 22 | |
| 5467610127 | platforms | listing the beliefs of a party | 23 | |
| 5467610128 | precinct | the physical place where people go and vote | 24 | |
| 5467610129 | hard money | donations made DIRECTLY to the candidates | 25 | |
| 5467610130 | coattailing | when a major candidate in a party helps the popularity of a lesser know candidate in the same party | 26 | |
| 5467610131 | open and closed | the two types of primaries | 27 |
