Electoral Terms
This is the term for people who are eligible to vote
What is the electorate?
This is the President of the United States
Who is Donald Trump?
Name any third party.
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This location is the smallest unit of election administration; the voters in each of these cast their ballots at one polling place located within the this area.
What is a precinct?
This term refers to the strong support of their party and its political stands
What is partisanship?
This is a term for a current officeholder
What is an incumbent?
This is your current U.S. Representative
Who is Denver Riggleman?
These parties focus only on one public policy matter. Examples of these are the Free Soil Party who opposed the spread of slavery, and the Know Nothings who opposed immigration in the 1850s
Who are single-issue parties?
This term is used to discuss any political party other than the two major parties, Democrats and Republicans
What is a Third Party?
This term refers to when two major political parties find common ground, and work together
What is bipartisanship?
These are competing groups within society
What are factions?
This is the Speaker of the House
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
These third parties have been rooted in periods of economic discontent. They usually have no ideological basis. Rather, they proclaim disgust with the major parties. Tend to be populist in nature.
Who are economic protest parties?
This term represents a general agreement among various groups on matters of fundamental importance
What is a consensus?
The winning candidate is one who receives this term for the largest number of votes
What is a plurality?
This is the practice of awarding public offices, contracts, and other governmental favors to those who supported the party in power
What is a spoils system?
This is the Vice President of the United States
Who is Mike Pence?
These third parties are those that have split away from one of the major parties. Examples of this are the Bull Moose Party that split from the Republican Party, and the States’ Rights Party that split from the Democrats.
What are splinter parties?
This location is a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members.
What is a ward?
These are contests in which only one candidate is elected to each office on the ballot. Exceptions to this are typically city or town elections
What are single-member districts?
This is a term for a narrow concern for, or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country
What is sectionalism?
These are your current Senators. You must name both for credit.
Who are Tim Kaine and Mark Warner
These third parties are those based on a particular set of beliefs—a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters. Some examples of these are socialist, communist, and libertarian parties.
What are ideological parties?
This term represents a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority in order to control a government
What is a coalition?
This is the term for the range of political views