Vocab
A group of people joined together on the basis of common principles, who seek to control government and public policy.
What is a political party?
These are the two MAJOR political parties in the US.
What are the Democratic and Republican Parties?
a set of beliefs about politics, public policy, and the role of government.
What is Political Ideology?
A candidate who receives 270 or more of these is elected president.
What are Electoral Votes?
Anyone under this age, can't vote.
What is 18?
Elections that are held to determine which candidates will run for an upcoming general election.
What is a primary?
Political party that would support less government involvement in the economy
What is the Republican Party?
Political party that would support greater government involvement in the economy
What is the Democratic Party?
The candidate who gets the most individual votes, has won this.
What is the Popular Vote?
Congress has set election day for federal elections to be on this day.
What is Tueday?
Gaining enough votes from this means you are the President.
What is the Electoral College?
We have this type of party system in the United States.
What is a Two-Party System?
The electors go to the the party's _________ to select a federal candidate for President of the United States
What is National Convention?
Buy far the largest sum spent in political campaigns goes to buying this ________.
What is television time/ads?
A major Caucus takes place in this state.
What is Iowa?
A local meeting of party members to select candidates.
What is a caucus?
These parties are without wide voter support.
What are Minor Parties?
the MINORITY party criticizes the decisions of the party in power.
What is "watchdog" function?
These are used to minimize vote-counting errors, to speed up the vote counting process, and to reduce the number of persons needed to administer elections.
What are voting machines?
Most election laws are passed at the ______ level.
What is State Level?
To try to influence the votes of members of a legislative body.
What is lobbying?
Several major parties have a realistic chance of winning elections (Most popular model in democracies around the world)
What is a Multi-Party System?
voting for officials of different parties in the same election.
What is split ticket voting?
This is where voters make the final choice of officeholder.
What is the General Election?
Two of the three requirements to vote.
What are citizenship, residence, and age?