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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Political Machine | Well organized political organization that controls election results by awarding jobs and other favors in exchange for votes |
| Grassroots | Involvoing common people at the local level; average voters, not professional politicians |
| Patronage | Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support |
| Plurality Vote | Means to have the most votes among all those running for a political office, not necessarily the majority |
| Majority Vote | A type of voting where the party with the most or the majority of the votes wins the election. |
| Plank | each individual part of a political party's platform |
| Platform | a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues |
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