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Political Parties
Election Campaigns
Voting & Elections
Propaganda & Public Opinion
Interest Groups
100
An organized group who chooses, supports, votes for, and promotes party approved candidates for public office, based on shared beliefs
What is political party
100
This consists of all pre-election activities used to secure votes in an election.
What is an election campaign?
100
The process of signing up to vote in the district or area where you live.
What is registration?
100
The communication of information to spread certain ideas.
What is propaganda?
100
Group that tries to get voters to vote a certain way.
What is a lobby?
200
The parties formal declaration of its principles and policies on important public issues.
What is Political Platform?
200
Meeting of party members to select candidates and decide on policies.
What is a caucus?
200
Place where votes are cast.
What is polling place?
200
Feelings, thoughts, and positions that people collectively have on political or social issues.
What is public opinion?
200
Groups of citizens with different interests.
What are factions?
300
For election purpose, a division of a county, town, or city.
What is a precinct?
300
A ballot where voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent that party in the general election.
What is a primary election?
300
Ballot submitted for an election by a voter who is not able to be present at the polls.
What is an absentee ballot?
300
Process of passing on the beliefs and values of a culture.
What is Enculturation?
300
Professional who represents an organization's interest by working to persuade legislatures.
What is a lobbyist?
400
Voting for the best candidate regardless of the candidates parties.
What is a split ticket?
400
Public discussions of the issues with the opposing candidates.
What is a debate?
400
Formal process of counting votes again.
What is recount?
400
Television, newspapers, radio, and magazines; media that reach large numbers of people.
What is mass media?
400
Political donation that is given directly to an individual politician's campaign.
What is hard money?
500
National chairpersons and national committee.
What is the national level of party structure?
500
Propose a candidate for office.
What is a nomination?
500
New election held to decide a close outcome in the first round of voting.
What is a runoff election?
500
Public popularity or endorsement of a candidate by large numbers of voters at the local level.
What is grassroots support?
500
Political donations that are given to political parties rather than to an individual candidate.
What is soft money?