Parties
Currently this party is considered to be liberal and recent presidents from this party include Joe Biden and Barack Obama
Democratic
A group of people with a common interest
Interest group
This type of campaigning is inexpensive, and uses platforms like facebook, youtube, instagram and the like.
Social media campaigning
Candidate
The term for the person currently holding office who is running for re-election.
Incumbent
Founded just before the civil war this political party remains today as the more conservative party with recent presidents being Donald Trump and George W. Bush
Republican
Offering official support to a candidate from an interest group is called _____
Endorsement
This type of campaigning involves multiple candidates sharing a stage to argue the issues government faces.
Political debate
Using district lines to favor one party or group is called ____
Gerrymandering
The system used to count the simple majority of votes from the voting population.
Popular vote
The diagram that shows the range of political ideologies and beliefs
Political Spectrum
A main activity of most interest groups- involves a person from or representing the group meeting with government officials to inform and persuade them to act in the groups favor.
Lobbying
You may hear this add when driving in your car or when you are hanging out at a boomer's bbq party.
Radio ad campaign
This is the first round of elections for president and chooses the candidate for each party. They can be open or closed.
Primary elections
Electoral vote
The Libertarian, Green, and Constitution parties are examples of this term.
Third party
This is the part of an interest group that can raise and spend money on political campaigns
Political Action Committee (PAC)
This type of campaigning involves speaking to a crowd, often in a stadium or large outdoor event center.
Campaign rallies
Voting more than once, lying on voter registrations, being paid to vote, or election officials manipulating ballots are all examples of this.
Voter fraud
A current office holder usually already has popularity, a resume, and the support of their party making it easier for them to win re-election. This is called ___
Incumbent advantage
Parties seek to control government by _____
Winning Elections
These are typically made of corporations and are able to spend unlimited amounts of money on elections so long as they reveal their donors.
Super PAC
This type of campaigning is seen as the most effective at convincing people to vote for the candidate. However, it is also the most expensive, requires the most people, and time to execute.
Grass roots / door to door / canvasing
This election determines who becomes the president and receives the highest voter turnout. It also has the longest and most expensive campaigns leading up to it.
General election
The first two parties in the United States were ___
Federalists and Democratic-republicans