Ch 10 And 11 Vocab Flashcards
A practice by which two major political parties compete for power
Two party system
A group of Peaple with similar ideas about government
Political party
A term used for a minor political party
Third party
The party beliefs principles and positions on many issues
Platform
Group that organizes the party’s national convention
National commitee
Meeting of state and local party members
Caucus
The smallest election unit
Precinct
Powerful local political organization
Political machine
Election in which voters choose candidates to run in the general election
Direct primary
Only people who choose a party to vote
Closed primary
People do not have to choose a party to vote
Open primary
Winning less then half the vote
Plurality
More then have the votes
Majority
The right to vote
Suffrage
To sign up to vote
Register
Location where a person goes to vote
Polling place
A list of candidates who are running for each office
Ballot
The measure of how many people turn out to vote
Voter turnout rate
A lack of interest
Apathy
Matter of public concern
Issue
Process that let’s voter propose new laws or amendments to stats constitution
Initiative
Process that allows voters to accept or reject a law passes by the state legislature
Referendum
Election in which voters can remove a person from office
Recall
Group of electors that chooses the president
Electoral collage
The votes cast by the people in the general election
Popular vote
Electoral system in which the winner of a states popular votes gets all of that’s states electoral votes
Winner take all system
To go door to door to gather support for a candidate
Canvass
Organization set up by interest groups to raise money for candidates
Political action commitee
