Party Basics
What are the two major U.S. political parties?
Democrats and Republicans
This refers to a set of beliefs about how government should work.
What is political ideology?
Shared beliefs like liberty, equality, and individualism define this.
What is political culture?
This election is held when voters choose between party nominees.
What is general election?
This type of party system has only one dominant party, often found in authoritarian governments.
What is a one-party system?
The final election where candidates from different parties compete
What is a general election?
This ideology favors less government, fewer regulations, and traditional values.
what is Conservatism?
This source spreads political information quickly and can shape public opinion through news and content.
What is media?
This election determines a party’s candidate for office.
What is the primary election?
This system, used in the U.S., has two dominant parties competing for power.
What is a two-party system?
When political parties become more divided and ideologically different
What is party polarization?
This ideology supports using government action to solve social and economic problems
what is Liberalism?
This is the process by which people develop their political beliefs.
What is political socialization?
This body formally elects the President and requires 270 votes to win.
What is the Electoral College?
This system includes multiple major parties, often requiring coalitions to govern.
What is a multi-party system?
This process is how parties choose their candidates, either through primaries or caucuses
What is a nomination?
This belief system supports almost no government intervention at all.
what is Libertarianism
This term refers to the belief that you can influence politics.
What is political efficacy?
If no candidate gets 270 electoral votes, this body chooses the President
What is the House of Representatives?
In this nomination method, voters meet, discuss candidates, and vote rather than using secret ballots.
What is a caucus?
This function of parties involves criticizing the opposition and acting as a check on their power.
What is the watchdog function?
This theory suggests cutting taxes for businesses and wealthy individuals to stimulate growth.
What is supply-side economics (Reaganomics)?
his concept describes how strongly people care about an issue in politics.
What is saliency?
This type of poll tracks public opinion over time during a campaign.
What is a tracking poll?
This Republican nomination method awards most or all delegates to the candidate who wins a state.
What is winner-take-all?