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how many levels of parties, what are they, and how many are there in each?
3 levels, 50 state parties, 1000s of local parties, 1 national party
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do you have to declare your party in votes?
in many states, yes.
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independent
not supporting any 1 party, support party bcuz they agree with most ideas
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Are the republican and democratic parties open or closed?
open meaning they welcome whoever and allow different amounts of support
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are there duties or obligations involved in being in a party?
besides voting, no. parties are a way to influence goverment if desired.
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precinct
voting district where voters cast ballots at same polling place: range in size
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precinct captain
volunteer who organizes other ppl to distribute info about party
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ward
several adjoining precincts
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party county comm characteristics
most united, least influential
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chair of party comms job
handles daily affairs, key figure in party vote, key person for advice for governor if from the same party
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state central comm
chooses state party chair, usually composed of reps from party org, elect party cands, assist local partiees, raise money: most important part of party
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national convention
meets every 4 years to nominate pres and vp cands.
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national committee
group composed of reps from state orgs that run party between conventions
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2 main parts of national party org
national convention and national comm
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campaign comms
assist ppl in reelection and prvide resources to beat other party
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political parties jobs
- recruit cands
- inform public
- help operate govt=link between leg and chief exec
- dispense partonage
- be the loyal opposition of other party
- reduce conflict
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patronage
favors given to reward party loyalty
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