Political Parties
Party Organization
Nominating Candidates
Elections
Party with a purpose
100
This party was started 1917 in Russia
What is the Communist Party
100
This your voting district?
What is a precinct.
100
This is a powerful party leader
What is a Boss
100
Group with different ideologies share power.
What is coalition government
100
This is a statement of its principles, beliefs and position on vital issues.
What is a platform
200
In 1968 this party had help Republican Richard Nixon win presidency.
What is the American Independent Party.
200
Organizes party workers to distribute information about the and its candidate and attract voters to the poll.
What is precinct captain
200
This is the four methods candidates are named on the election ballot
What is petition, caucuses, nominating convention or primary election.
200
Individual parts of a platform, Its hard to be acceptable
What is a plank
200
The government run by religious officials.
What is Theocracy
300
This party is the oldest third party in the United States
What is the Prohibition Party
300
This event is occurs every 4 to nominate a candidate for Presidency.
What is the National Convention
300
This is an official public meeting of a party to choose candidates for office
What is nominating convention
300
This is an election in which candidates are selected by party members to run in the general election
What is direct primary
300
The candidate does not need the majority, only this
plurality
400
You and I may compete for this spot, but only one of us will win.
What is single - member district.
400
This a several adjoining precincts comprised of a larger district.
What is a ward
400
This is two main parts of the National party organization
What is National Convention and National Commitee
400
Only members of a political party can vote
What is a closed primary
400
All voters my participate even if they don't belong to the party.
What is open primary
500
This party split in 1798
What is The Democratic-Republican
500
It is comprised largely of representatives from the party's county organization
What is state central committee.
500
Favors given to reward party loyalty, to their members
What is patronage
500
You and I share this belief about government
What is ideology
500
This is a second primary election between the two candidate who received the most votes in the first primary
What is the run off primary
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