9 sec 1:Development of political parties
This is an organization of individuals with broad common interests
What is a political party
Each political party has a group to fund and host primary elections,
what are National committees/caucuses
This is where voting takes place
What is a polling place
The overall process of voting for presidents in America, to balance state size and population size
What is The electoral college
Candidates and party workers will go through neighborhoods to discover public opinion on issues
What is Canvassing
American politics have been based around this system, involving the Democrat and Republican parties
What is a two party system
A geographic area that contains a specific number of voters
What is a precinct
When a person goes to vote, they are handed this list of candidates to choose from
What is a Ballot
The way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments
What is an Initiative
When a famous person publicly advocate support for a specific candidate
What is an endoresment
This was the abolitionist party (anti-slavery) The first candidate to run on it for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln, also a big business party
What is the Republican party
A collection of precincts
What is a ward
Citizens who cannot get to the polling places on election day may submit this
What is an absentee ballot
The way citizens approve or reject proposed laws & amendments
What is a referendum
An attempt to sway a voter to one side or the other, comes in many forms of media and endorsements
What is Propoganda
This party was founded by President Andrew Jackson, once aligned with the Klu Klux Klan, today more focused on social issues, generally pro big government
What is the Democrat party
Tammany Hall (New York governor) 1800s, his system of staying in power through a preconceived system
What is a political machine
When party workers try to predict outcomes of elections, they may interview people after their done voting, to project winners this is called
What is an exit poll
A type of election where the citizens choose to replace a candidate in public office, thus voting on a new one
What is a recall
The majority of campaign funds come from this private sources, known as
What is a Political Action Committee (PAC)s
Theodore Roosevelt found this party, the first major third party in American history, ran on a platform of progressiveness
What is the Bull-Moose party
Define the 3 types of Primaries: Direct, Closed, & open
What is:
Direct: voters show up and choose their candidate to represent them in a election
Closed: only DECLARED party members are allowed to vote
Open: voters DO NOT need to declare party affiliation when voting
The general grouping of people who are eligible to vote
What is the electorate
When a candidate receives all the popular votes and usually the states electoral votes
What is a "winner-takes-all-system"
Congress's ability to raise unlimited amounts of funds for general purposes
What is "soft money"