10 . political party . write -in candidate .public policy . minority party .third party . platform . political views . ballot access . candidate . majority party I. J. Allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot A person's ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved A candidate whose name a voter must hand -write on the ballot Political party with the most elected members The stand the government takes about how issua should be handled A political party other than Republican or Democratic .An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to inuence government . Set of statements describing a party's views on major issues Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members A person running for political ofce