Set: US Gov. Test Ch. 16 p. 464-470

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caucuses private meetings of party leaders
nominating convention an official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office
caucus, nominating convention, primary election, petition the four ways individuals seek nomination for public office
bosses powerful party leaders who choose delegates and controlled conventions
direct primary an election in which party members select people to run in the general election
closed primary an election in which only members of a political party can vote
open primary all voters may participate, even if they do not belong to the party, but they can vote in only one party's primary
plurality more votes than any other candidate
runoff primary a second primary election between the two candidates who received the most votes in the first primary
ticket candidates for president and vice president
proportional representation under this system, a state's delegates must represent the candidates in proportion to the popular vote each receives in the primary once a certain threshold is reached
rules committee proposes rules for convention procedure and sets the convention's order of business
platform a statement of a party's principles, beliefs, and positions on vital issues
planks individual parts of the platform
persona non grata to remove a person from a country or embassy (like an ambassador)
senatorial courtesy a president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full Senate approval. If either or both senators oppose the president's choice, the president usually withdraws the name and nominates another candidate.
pyramid, circle two ways the president can organize his staff

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  1. caucus, nominating convention, primary election, petition → the four ways individuals seek nomination for public office - 9 misses
  2. nominating convention → an official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office - 5 misses
  3. proportional representation → under this system, a state's delegates must represent the candidates in proportion to the popular vote each receives in the primary once a certain threshold is reached - 5 misses
  4. direct primary → an election in which party members select people to run in the general election - 3 misses
  5. ticket → candidates for president and vice president - 2 misses
  6. rules committee → proposes rules for convention procedure and sets the convention's order of business - 2 misses
  7. senatorial courtesy → a president submits the name of a candidate for judicial appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full Senate approval. If either or both senators oppose the president's choice, the president usually withdraws the name and nominates another candidate. - 2 misses