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Primary Election
Introduction to Primary Election Primary Election, preliminary election in which voters select a political party's candidates for public office. Primary election winners from each political party compete in a general election to determine who will hold the public office. Because each […]
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Primary Election
Introduction to Primary Election Primary Election, preliminary election in which voters select a political party's candidates for public office. Primary election winners from each political party compete in a general election to determine who will hold the public office. Because each […]
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TELEVANGELISM
TELEVANGELISM Term first used by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Charles E. Swann in Prime Time Preachers: The Rising Power of Televangelism (Addison-Wesley 1981) to describe a new form of religious broadcasting combining television and evangelism. Televangelism also is referred to as “the electric church” by religious broadcasters, especially Ben Armstrong (The Electric Church , Nelson…
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Encyclopedia of the US Congress
Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Details Robert E. Dewhirst, Facts On File, Inc., New York, 2007 Content of the Encyclopedia of the United States Congress Army-mccarthy Hearings Congressional Elections: Financing Direct Election of Senators Enacting Clause Equal Rights Amendment Extension of Remarks House Un-american Activities Committee Intelligence Oversight “Lame Duck” Amendment Pay and Perquisites…
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Student’s Guide to Elections
Student’s Guide to Elections Editor: Bruce J. Schulman Since the 1980s, Dr. Bruce J. Schulman has been teaching and writing about the political face of the United States. He is Professor of History at Boston University. He has taken an active role in education. Other contributions from Bruce J. Schulman to the collection: Student’s Guide…
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Political Campaign
Introduction to Political CampaignPolitical Campaign, organized effort by a political party or candidate for public office to attract the support of voters in an election. Political campaigns play an important role in the education and mobilization of citizens in most democracies.In…
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Caucus
Caucus Caucus Definition Caucus may be defined as a closed meeting of members of a political party or faction for the purpose of making decisions expected to be binding on the party or faction as a whole. Background The word is of uncertain origin. Its first significant usage was in connection with an 18th-century political…