UNIT VOCABULARY / KEY TERMS!
ABOUT POLITICAL PARTIES!
DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS!
THIRD PARTIES
HOW VOTERS DECIDE!
OTHER!
100
This vocab./key term refers to the types of principles that a political party stands on so voters can identify where they stand on the issues.
WHAT IS A POLITICAL PARTY PLATFORM?
100
This is the number one goal of a political party.
1. To win E_________
2. To take control of G__________
WHAT IS...?
TO WIN ELECTIONS AND TAKE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT!?
100
This is the symbol of both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
WHAT IS THE DONKEY AND THE ELEPHANT ?
100
Third parties serve many different roles. What are they?
1. ID__________ PARTIES (new thoughts)
2. SIN_______ I________ PARTIES (one topic focused)
3. EC__________ PRO________ PARTIES (wealth)
4. SPL__________ PARTIES (breaking away)
WHAT ARE...?
1. IDEOLOGICAL PARTIES?
2. SINGLE-ISSUE PARTIES?
3. ECONOMIC PROTEST PARTIES?
4. SPLINTER PARTIES?
100
These three factors most likely determine how people will vote in elections.
1. P__________ L___________
2 I____________ I____________
3. C____________ C_____________
WHAT ARE PARTY LOYALTY? ISSUES INVOLVED? CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS?
100
These are the three requirements to be able to vote in the United States of America.
1. AGE _____________
2. CIT. STATUS . _____________
3. PROOF OF R _____________
WHAT IS...?
1. TO BE 18 YEARS OF AGE?
2. LEGAL CITIZEN OF US?
3. PROOF OF __________?
200
This vocab./key term refers to the two main types of mainstream ideologies on the political spectrum. (NOTE IDEOLOGIES - NOT PARTIES)
WHAT ARE CONSERVATIVES? / WHAT ARE LIBERALS?
200
These are the three reasons why we create political parties.
1. TO FORM GR_______
2. FACILITATE PO_________ MA_________
3. PROVIDE STR_________
WHAT IS...?
1. FORM GROUPS?
2. FACILITATE POLICY MAKING?
3. PROVIDE STRUCTURE?
200
These are the first two Presidents of both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
WHO ARE ANDREW JACKSON AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
200
This is the name of the only third party person in US Government today. List his name, his party and state he is from?
WHO IS/ARE...?
1. ANGUS KING
2. INDEPENDENT PARTY
3. MAINE
200
People identify with a political party for a number of reasons. What are they?
1. P _______________ A_______________
2. P_______ I_____________
3. PAST E__________________
WHAT ARE ....
1. PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACHMENT?
2. PARTY IDEALS?
3. PAST EXPERIENCES?
200
In the race for the Presidency, these are the two types of votes that are counted.
1. P_____________ Vote
2. E_____________ Vote
WHAT IS...?
1. THE POPULAR VOTE?
2. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE?
300
This vocab./key term refers to the types of people on the political spectrum who are the middle and people who are the far-ends of the spectrum.
WHAT ARE MODERATE? / WHAT ARE RADICALS?
300
These are the two different types of primaries held in the United States.
WHAT ARE OPEN PRIMARIES AND CLOSED PRIMARIES?
300
These four issues have largely defined both Democratic and Republican Parties over US History.
1. SLA______
2. BU_________
3. MULTIPE W___
4. M________ R__________
WHAT IS/ARE...?
1. SLAVERY?
2. BUSINESS?
3. MULTIPLE WARS?
4. MINORITY RIGHTS?
300
These are the three most popular third parties that currently exist in America.
1. C______________ Party
2. G______ Party
3. LI___________ Party
WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUTION PARTY, GREEN PARTY AND LIBERTARIAN PARTY?
300
These are the most important candidate personality traits.
1. H____________
2. E_____________
3. D_______________NESS
WHAT ARE...?
1. HONESTY?
2. ENERGY?
3. DECISIVENESS?
300
These are the most important issues in elections to MOST Americans.
1. E___________
2. IMM__________
3. National DE_________
4. C_____________
5. ED_________
*** HEA________
WHAT IS/ARE?
1. ECONOMY
2. IMMIGRAITON?
3. NATIONAL DEFENSE?
4. CRIME
5. EDUCATION?
*** HEALTHCARE
400
This vocab./key term refers. to when a candidate is running in a election to keep their seat and the other person who is trying to win as a new-comer.
I___________
CH_________
WHAT IS AN INCUMBENT / WHAT IS A CHALLENGER?
400
These are the five functions of political parties.
1. RE___________ CANDIDATES
2. NO_________ CANDIDATES
3. GET OUT THE __________
4. FAC_________ EL________ CH________
5. INF__________ NAT_______ G__________
WHAT IS...?
1. RECRUIT CANDIDATES?
2. NOMINATE CANDIDATES?
3. GET OUT THE VOTE?
4. FACILITATE ELECTORAL CHOICE?
5. INFLUENCE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT?
400
These are the most popular Democratic and Republican Presidents.
DEM
1. A). F___________ R__________
B). B___________ C__________
C). B________ O__________
REP
2. A). T_______ R__________
B). R_______ R__________
C). D________ T_________
WHO ARE....?
1. A) FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT?
B) BILL CLINTON?
C). BARACK OBAMA?
2. A) THEODORE ROOSEVELT?
B). RONALD REAGAN?
C). DONALD TRUMP?
400
Third parties have many different roles. These are the four main ones.
1. SPO________ ROLE
2. ACT AS WAT_________
3. THEY INN_________
4. THEY ARE CRI__________
WHAT IS/ARE...?
1. SPOILER ROLE?
2. ACT AS WATCHDOG?
3. THEY ARE INNOVATIVE?
4. THEY ARE CRITICAL?
400
These are the two types of voting methods exercised by voters and the two types of issues in elections.
1. R___________ VOTING / P___________ VOTING
2. S____________ ISSUES / V__________ ISSUES
WHAT ARE ...?
1. RETROSPOECTIVE VOTING / PROSPECTIVE VOTING?
2. SPATIAL ISSUES / VALENCE ISSUES?
400
NAME ALL PRESIDENTS IN THIS PHOTO.
WHO ARE ...?
1. BILL CLINTON
2. GEORGE W. BUSH
3. BARACK OBAMA
4. DONALD TRUMP
5. JOE BIDEN
500
This vocab./key term refers to the type of voting where voters vote for the same party up and down the ballot AND when voters vote for the best person regardless of political party.
ST_______ T_________ VOTING
SP______ T_________ VOTING
WHAT IS STRAIGHT-TICKET VOTING? WHAT IS SPLIT-TICKET VOTING?
500
These are the three ways that a candidate gets nominated?
1. PR__________ EL_____________
2. NAT___________ CON______________
3. RUN AS AN ___________ / MOBILIZE V_____________
WHAT ARE...?
1. PRIMARY ELECTIONS?
2. NATIONAL CONVENTION?
2. RUN AS INDEPENDENT? MOBILIZE VOTERS?
500
Create two separate columns and define what each major party stands for on the following issues.
* SIZE OF GOV
* MILITARY
* HEALTHCARE
* IMMIGRATION
* MINORITY RIGHTS
WHAT IS/ARE?
1. DEMOCRATS - BIG GOV / LIMITED MILITARY / GOV HEALTHCARE / PRO IMMIGRATION / PRO CHOICE
2. REPUBLICANS - SMALL GOV / INCREASE MILITARY / PERSONAL HEALTHCARE / ANTI IMMIGRATION / PRO LIFE
500
These are the major third party candidates who ran in the 2024 Presidential Election
1. C_______ W____ - Justice
2 J_______ S_________ - Green
3. R__________ F. K__________ - Independent
WHO ARE...?
1. CORNELL WEST?
2. JILL STEIN?
3. ROBERT F KENNEDY?
500
All of the following are candidate characteristics that matter most to voters.
1. R______/E_________
2. R____________
3. G_______________
4. G______________ OR L______________?
5. S____________ B____________
WHAT ARE...?
1. RACE/ETHNICITY?
2. RELIGION?
3. GENDER?
4. GEOGRAPHY OR LOCATION?
5. SOCIAL BACKGROUND?
500
These are the top leaders in the Senate and House.
Senate
1. President of Senate JD V________ (VP
2. Majority Leader J_____ T_______ (R)
3. Minority Leader C_____ S______ (D)
House
4. Speaker - M______ J___________ (R)
5. Majority - S______ S_________ (R)
6. Minority - H_______ J__________ (D)
WHO ARE...?
1. Senate - JD VANCE, JOHN THUNE, CHUCK SCHUMER
2. House - MIKE JOHNSON, STEVE SCALISE, HAKEEM JEFFRIES