United
An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views
Political parties
Which party aims to poster an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, nonviolence, social
justice and grassroots democracy?
Green Party
What is proportional representation?
Each party gets a number of seats that corresponds to the amount of support the party gets from voters.
A group of people who work to influence government about a set of issues
Interest Groups
Tim Scott
Nikki Haley
Political party that does not associate with other parties
Independent
The one with the most elected members - can most easily influence laws by getting all its members to the same way on a bill
Majority party
Party system where two major political parties that hold most of the power
Two-party system
Who represent interest groups and communicate with officials
Lobbyists
When is the SC Republican Primary election?
Feb. 24
The third largest party that believes in little government policy and regulation with both social and economic issues
Libertarian
What is public policy?
The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled
Two parties that have ballot access in all 50 states
Republican and Democrat
An interest group running an ad that supports a candidate running for office is an example of what?
Endorsement
How many electoral votes are needed to win presidency?
270
Document that describes the party's views on all major issues facing the nation
Platform
What is the goal of the minority party?
work to promote the views of its supporters by forcing compromise with the majority party
Publicly supporting a candidate
Endorse
Advocate for more policy and regulation for economical issues
Liberal
What is the total number of electoral college votes?
538
Those who are running for political office who identifies with a political party to gain support and for voters to understand what they believe in and where they stand on issues
Candidate
The Chinese Communist Party is an example of what type of party system?
single party
Organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns
Political Action Committess
Advocate for more policy and regulation for social issues
Conservative
What is South Carolinas electoral college number?
9