American Political Parties
Jumping Into the Race
Winning Delegates
Democratic and Republican Conventions
100

Two major parties in the US since the mid 1850s

Democrats & Republicans

100

What is the list of a party's candidates called?

Ticket

100

2 Ways that parties choose nominees

Caucuses and Primaries

100

Term for the document that states a party's stance on various issues

Platform

200

Term for smaller American political parties

Third parties

200

Term for a candidate who is running for an office that s/he already holds.

Incumbent
200

Which form of choosing a candidate involves private events run by the parties themselves

Caucuses
200

This person is announced and nominated on during the last day of the convention

Vice presidential candidate

300

Who thought political parties were distracting and had ill effects on the public?

George Washington

300

FEC enforces Federal election laws. What does FEC stand for?

Federal Election Commission

300

State that holds the first caucus each presidential election year

Iowa
400

Daniel Webster and Henry Clay were the leaders of what party? (Hint: they opposed the democrats)

Whig Party

400

State that holds the first primary in a presidential election year.

New Hampshire