Elections
Campaigns
Political Parties
Catch All
Party Organizations
100

This election is the most common way for candidates to gain a nomination for political office 

What is the primary election 

100

This legislation regulates that campaign funds are handled properly 

What is the Federal Election Act of 1972

100

The former USSR has this type of political system

What is a one party system 

100

The term for right to vote 

What is suffrage 

100

During the mid to late 1800s this level of political parties were highly organized 

What is the local level 

200

Congressional elections take place on this day 

What is the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November 

200

Candidates addressing voters from a train platform gives the name to this type of campaigning  

What is a whistle-stop campaign 

200

This political party collapsed in 1854 and created a new party that opposed slavery 

Who are the Whigs 

200

A group whose basic political views differ from those of the majority of the population 

What are Ideological Parties 

200

The three tiers that political parties are set up by 

What are national, state, and local 

300

This is known for allowing voters to choose candidates in private

What is a secret ballot 

300

Presidential candidates were the first to use this type of technology for campaigning during the 1952 election

What is the television 

300

This political party elected its first president in 1860

Who are the Republicans 
300

A type of primary where are all candidates appear on the same ballot

What is a nonpartisan primary 

300

An organized group of individuals who dominate a political party within a geographical area 

What is a Party Machine 

400

Citizens in the U.S. used to cast their votes verbally in a public meeting and now citizens vote by way of this system 

What is the ballot system 

400

During federal elections campaign committees send their financial disclosure or spending to these two campaign spending regulating bodies 

Who are Congress and the FEC

400
It is said that the creation of this political party was a leading cause to Woodrow Wilson's victory in the election of 1912.
What is the Progressive Party 
400

An election where only the members of a political party are permitted to vote in selecting the party's candidate 

What is a closed primary 

400

The four different levels in which local party structures are broken up into

What are Precincts, Ward, City, and County 

500
Laws regarding who can vote are based on these four factors 

Which are age, citizenship, residency, and registration status 

500

This committee gives funds to political parties and their candidates 

What are Political Action Committees (PACs)

500

This is known as the shifting of a political parties' base of support among the electorate and are generally sparked by the development of issues of great public concern

What is realignment 

500

The five ways that a candidate is nominated 

What is self-announcement, caucus, convention, petition and primary election 

500

Today the Republican and Democratic National Parties have these three resources to help campaign for their candidates  

What are a headquarters, television studios, and a school