CSD 341 Lecture Notes - Proportional Representation, Barack Obama, Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act

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Chaapter 16,17 &18: political parties: a group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to. 2. nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government and determine public policy. Idealogies: a set of basic beliefs about your life, culture, government and society. Idealogy is included in both political parties: third party: a political party that is different then the two major parties. The most successful third party was the bull run campaign: single-member district: an electroal district in which only one candidate is elected into each office. The us is follows the single member district idea: proportional representation: a system in which several officials are elected to represent the same area in proportion to the votes each party"s candadate recieves. It is used in presidential primaries to elect delegates in proportion to their popoular vote. Independent: a voter who doesn"t support any particular party.

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