UNIT VOCABULARY / KEY TERMS!
This vocab./key term refers to the types of principles that a political party stands on so voters can identify where they stand on the issues.
WHAT IS A POLITICAL PARTY PLATFORM?
This is the number one goal of a political party.
WHAT IS...?
TO WIN ELECTIONS AND TAKE CONTROL OF GOVERNMENT!?
This is the symbol of both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Third parties serve many different roles. What are they?
1. ID__________ PARTIES
2. SIN_______ I________ PARTIES
3. EC__________ PRO________ PARTIES
4. SPL__________ PARTIES
WHAT ARE...?
1. IDEOLOGICAL PARTIES?
2. SINGLE-ISSUE PARTIES?
3. ECONOMIC PROTEST PARTIES?
4. SPLINTER PARTIES?
These three factors most likely determine how people will vote in elections.
1. P__________ L___________
2 I____________ I____________
3. C____________ C_____________
WHAT ARE PARTY LOYALTY? ISSUES INVOLVED? CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS?
These are the three requirements to be able to vote in the United States of America.
WHAT IS...?
1. TO BE 18 YEARS OF AGE?
2. LEGAL CITIZEN OF US?
3. LEGAL RESIDENT OF MUNICIPALITY?
This vocab./key term refers to the two main types of mainstream ideologies on the political spectrum.
WHAT ARE CONSERVATIVES? / WHAT ARE LIBERALS?
These are the three reasons why we create political parties.
1. TO FORM G___________
2. FACILITATE P__________ M_________
3. PROVIDE S_________
WHAT IS...?
1. FORM GROUPS?
2. FACILITATE POLICY MAKING?
3. PROVIDE STRUCTURE?
These are the first two Presidents of both the Democratic and Republican Parties.
WHO ARE ANDREW JACKSON AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN?
This candidate of this major third party won nearly 20 percent of the popular vote in 1992. Name his party and the two other main candidates he took votes away from.
WHO IS/ARE...?
1. ROSS PEROT?
2. REFORM PARTY?
3. BILL CLINTON / GEORGE BUSH?
People identify with a political party for a number of reasons. What are they?
1. P _______________ A_______________
2. P_______ I_____________
3. PAST E__________________
WHAT ARE ....
1. PSYCHOLOGICAL ATTACHMENT?
2. PARTY IDEALS?
3. PAST EXPERIENCES?
In the race for the Presidency, these are the two types of votes that are counted.
WHAT IS...?
1. THE POPULAR VOTE?
2. THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE?
This vocab./key term refers to the types of people on the political spectrum who are the middle and people who are the far-ends of the spectrum.
WHAT ARE MODERATE? / WHAT ARE RADICALS?
WHAT ARE OPEN PRIMARIES AND CLOSED PRIMARIES?
These four issues have largely defined both Democratic and Republican Parties over US History.
1. S_______________
2. B___________
3. MULTIPE W__________
4. M_____________ R__________
WHAT IS/ARE...?
1. SLAVERY?
2. BUSINESS?
3. MULTIPLE WARS?
4. MINORITY RIGHTS?
These are the three most popular third parties that currently exist in America.
WHAT ARE THE CONSTITUTION PARTY, GREEN PARTY AND LIBERTARIAN PARTY?
These are the most important candidate personality traits.
1. H____________
2. E_____________
3. D_______________NESS
WHAT ARE...?
1. HONESTY?
2. ENERGY?
3. DECISIVENESS?
One idea about how to improve voter behavior and voting turnout.
WHAT IS/ARE?
1. AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION?
2. VOTING WEEK?
3. SAME DAY REGISTRATION?
4. NATIONAL HOLIDAY?
This vocab./key term refers. to when a candidate is running in a election to keep their seat and the other person who is trying to win as a new-comer.
WHAT IS AN INCUMBENT / WHAT IS A CHALLENGER?
These are the five functions of political parties.
1. R___________ C____________
2. N_________ C__________
3. GET OUT THE __________
4. F__________ E________ C________
5. I__________ NAT_______ G__________
WHAT IS...?
1. RECRUIT CANDIDATES?
2. NOMINATE CANDIDATES?
3. GET OUT THE VOTE?
4. FACILITATE ELECTORAL CHOICE?
5. INFLUENCE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT?
These are the most popular Democratic and Republican Presidents.
1. A). F___________ R__________
B). B___________ C__________
C). B____________ O__________
2. A). T__________ R__________
B). R__________ R__________
C). D_____________ T_________
WHO ARE....?
1. A) FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT?
B) BILL CLINTON?
C). BARACK OBAMA?
2. A) THEODORE ROOSEVELT?
B). RONALD REAGAN?
C). DONALD TRUMP?
The reason third parties do not win elections in America.
WINNER-TAKE-ALL
SINGLE MEMBER PLURALITY DISTRICTS
These are the two types of voting methods exercised by voters and the two types of issues in elections.
WHAT ARE ...?
1. RETROSPECTIVE VOTING / PROSPECTIVE VOTING, RATIONAL CHOICE, PARTY LINE VOTING
Voter turnout in 2024 presidential election. Is this number high or low compared to previous elections?
WHAT IS....?
1. 66 PERCENT?
2. HIGH?
This vocab./key term refers to the type of voting where voters vote for the same party up and down the ballot AND when voters vote for the best person regardless of political party.
WHAT IS STRAIGHT-TICKET VOTING? WHAT IS SPLIT-TICKET VOTING?
These are the three ways that a candidate gets nominated?
1. P____________ E_____________
2. N___________ C______________
3. RUN AS AN ___________ / MOBILIZE V_____________
WHAT ARE...?
1. PRIMARY ELECTIONS?
2. NATIONAL CONVENTION?
2. RUN AS INDEPENDENT? MOBILIZE VOTERS?
Create two separate columns and define what each major party stands for on the following issues.
* SIZE OF GOV
* MILITARY
* HEALTHCARE
* IMMIGRATION
* MINORITY RIGHTS
WHAT IS/ARE?
1. DEMOCRATS - BIG GOV / LIMITED MILITARY / GOV HEALTHCARE / PRO IMMIGRATION / PRO CHOICE
2. REPUBLICANS - SMALL GOV / INCREASE MILITARY / PERSONAL HEALTHCARE / ANTI IMMIGRATION / PRO LIFE
These are the major third party candidates today who keep running for President over and over again.
1. D___________ C______________
2. J___________ S_____________
3. G___________ J_____________
WHO ARE...?
1. DARYL CASTLE?
2. JILL STEIN?
3. GARY JOHNSON?
All of the following are candidate characteristics that matter most to voters.
1. R______/E_________
2. R____________
3. G_______________
4. G______________ OR L______________?
5. S____________ B____________
WHAT ARE...?
1. RACE/ETHNICITY?
2. RELIGION?
3. GENDER?
4. GEOGRAPHY OR LOCATION?
5. SOCIAL BACKGROUND?
Name a candidate for president other than Harris or Trump and the party they are running for.
WHO IS CHASE OLIVER- LIBERTARIAN
WHO IS RANDALL ALLEN TERRY- CONSTITUTION
WHO IS STODDEN- SOCIALIST PARTY USA