Political Parties
The United States has this type of party system.
What is a two-party system?
The Democratic Party traces its roots back to this leader.
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Candidates are officially chosen through this type of election.
What is a primary election?
Citizens must be this age to vote in national elections.
What is 18?
A candidate needs this many electoral votes to win the presidency.
What is 270?
These organizations try to influence government by getting members elected.
What are political parties?
The Republican Party formed in the 1850s mainly to oppose the expansion of this.
What is slavery?
A political message designed to influence voters is called this.
What is a political advertisement?
Citizens must complete this process before they are allowed to vote.
What is voter registration?
Each state’s electoral vote total equals the number of these two groups combined.
What are senators and representatives?
A party other than the Democrats or Republicans is called this.
What is a third party?
This former third party grew rapidly in the 1850s and helped form the Republican Party.
What is the Free Soil Party?
These organizations donate money and try to influence elections.
What are interest groups (or PACs)?
A person who takes time to learn about the issues before voting is called this.
What is a responsible/informed voter?
This is the event where electors cast the official votes for president.
What is the Electoral College vote?
This party generally supports lower taxes and smaller government.
What is the Republican Party?
The Republican Party’s name.
What is the GOP (Grand Old Party)?
The first step in running for president is usually announcing this.
What is announcing your candidacy?
Lack of interest in voting is known as this.
What is voter apathy?
Most states use this system, where the candidate with the most votes gets all of the state's electoral votes.
What is winner-take-all?
This party often supports stronger social programs and a larger role for the federal government.
What is the Democratic Party?
In the early 1800s, the Democratic-Republicans split into two groups, eventually leading to these TWO modern parties.
What are the Democrats and the Whigs (and later the Republicans from the Whigs)?
Much of a campaign’s funding comes from these financial contributions.
campaign donations (or contributions)?
These laws once prevented some groups from voting until they were mostly outlawed in the 1960s.
What are discriminatory voting laws (e.g., literacy tests, poll taxes)?
The Electoral College was created by this document.
What is the U.S. Constitution?