Unit 5 Easy
An organized group of people who have the same ideology and work together to achieve political goals.
What is a political party?
To persuade voters to choose a specific candidate or party.
What is a political campaign?
This branch of government is responsible for making laws
What is the legislative branch?
This is North Carolina's Legislative branch
What is the General Assembly?
The goal of these groups is to organize and mobilize citizens around shared political beliefs and goals
What are political parties?
Primaries and Caucuses, National Conventions, General Election Campaign, Electoral College
The Senate and the House of Representatives
What are the two parts of the Legislative branch?
There are 435 members in this house of Congress
The House of Representatives
A political system where two major political parties dominate the government.
What is the two-party system?
A preliminary election where voters select a candidate who will run for office in the general election.
What is a primary?
Another way to say a two-house legislature
What is a Bicameral legislature?
This geographical area elects a single member to the United States House of Representatives.
What is a congressional district?
These are the two major political parties in the United States
Who are the Democrats and the Republicans?
a gathering of delegates from across the country to nominate candidates for political office and establish party platforms.
What is a national convention?
They act as the head of the Senate
Who is the Vice President?
This term means it is supported by both major political parties
What is bipartisan?
This is a process where people vote to choose representatives or leaders for a government position.
What is the election process?
An election in which all or most members of a political body are chosen.
What is a general election?
This person presides over the House of Representatives, overseeing the legislative process and leading sessions.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
50 is the number of members in this part of the NC legislative branch
What is the NC Senate?