Elections
This election is the most common way for candidates to gain a nomination for political office
What is the primary election
This legislation regulates that campaign funds are handled properly
What is the Federal Election Act of 1972
The former USSR has this type of political system
What is a one party system
The term for right to vote
What is suffrage
During the mid to late 1800s this level of political parties were highly organized
What is the local level
Congressional elections take place on this day
What is the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November
Candidates addressing voters from a train platform gives the name to this type of campaigning
What is a whistle-stop campaign
This political party collapsed in 1854 and created a new party that opposed slavery
Who are the Whigs
A group whose basic political views differ from those of the majority of the population
What are Ideological Parties
The three tiers that political parties are set up by
What are national, state, and local
This is known for allowing voters to choose candidates in private
What is a secret ballot
Presidential candidates were the first to use this type of technology for campaigning during the 1952 election
What is the television
This political party elected its first president in 1860
A type of primary where are all candidates appear on the same ballot
What is a nonpartisan primary
An organized group of individuals who dominate a political party within a geographical area
What is a Party Machine
Citizens in the U.S. used to cast their votes verbally in a public meeting and now citizens vote by way of this system
What is the ballot system
During federal elections campaign committees send their financial disclosure or spending to these two campaign spending regulating bodies
Who are Congress and the FEC
An election where only the members of a political party are permitted to vote in selecting the party's candidate
What is a closed primary
The four different levels in which local party structures are broken up into
What are Precincts, Ward, City, and County
Which are age, citizenship, residency, and registration status
This committee gives funds to political parties and their candidates
What are Political Action Committees (PACs)
This is known as the shifting of a political parties' base of support among the electorate and are generally sparked by the development of issues of great public concern
What is realignment
The five ways that a candidate is nominated
What is self-announcement, caucus, convention, petition and primary election
Today the Republican and Democratic National Parties have these three resources to help campaign for their candidates
What are a headquarters, television studios, and a school