Political Parties
2 main political parties in the US
What are the Democrats and Republicans?
The two types of elections in the US
What are primary and general elections?
The main purpose of a campaign
What is "getting their name out to the public"/convincing the public to vote for the candidate?
Allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day
What is an Absentee Ballot?
Number of votes needed to win the Electoral College
What is 270?
The 1st political parties in the US
What are the Federalist and Antifederalist?
Election that chooses the candidate for the party
What is the primary election?
When someone tells the public to vote for a candidate
What is endorsement?
a way citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments
What is initiative?
Ballot cast when you cannot make it to the polls on election day
What is an absentee ballot?
Party system used in the US
What is the two party system?
Those who can vote in an open primary
Something you need to run and win a campaign
What is money?
several adjoining precincts making up a larger election unit
What is a ward?
When you vote for candidates from both parties
What is a split ticket?
When government and political party are the same
What is a single party system?
Election held to remove a public official from office?
What is a recall election?
Canvassing
What is finding out who is voting for the candidate?
What is anyone eligible to vote?
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Man who warned the US to stay away from political parties
Who was George Washington?
Your assigned voting district
What is a precinct?
Event used to kick off campaigning
What is the national convention?
Issues considered most significant by government officials
What is public agenda?
First Democratic President
Who was Andrew Jackson?