Primary Elections
Primary Elections
The phrase representing the number of voters who actually cast votes as a percentage the voting age population
voter turnout
The two major political parties in the United States are?
Democrats and Republicans
A type of primary in which only party affilated voters can vote
Closed election
A demographic group of people who reliable vote in a noticeable pattern
Voting blocs
in the US, the Democratic and Republican parties. The biggest parties (most members, most money) who win most of the major elections.
Majority Party
A type of primary election in which anyone can vote
Open Primary
this act in 1965 abolised poll taxes and literacy tests to vote
the voting rights act of 1965
The two major political conventions are the RNC and the what?
DNC
A type of primary in which the top two candidates advance regardless of party affiliation
Open all candidate primaries
The number of voters who actually cast votes as a percentage the voting age population
voter turnout
a party that is not the Democratic or Republican party.
Examples include Libertarian, Green, Constitution, Socialist. Much smaller parties with fewer members and less money. Very rarely win elections, when they are competitive often considered "spoilers" for one of the other parties
Third Party
A type of primary in which independents can vote, but only in one primary and not multiple
Semi Open Primary
This type of poll interviews people as they leave the voting location
Exit poll
a group of persons organized to acquire and exercise political power, usually have broad similarities in ideology and government policy preferences. 2 main parties in the US, Democrat and Republican
Political Parties