Chap 5/8/9 Vocab

Question 1

political party

Answer 1

organised group w/ roughly similar political beliefs

Question 2

major parties

Answer 2

a political party that holds substantial influence

Question 3

minor party

Answer 3

political party that plays a smaller role with less electoral strength

Question 4

two party system

Answer 4

two major parties dominate the government

Question 5

multiparty system

Answer 5

multiple parties run for national election

Question 6

one party system

Answer 6

one political party has the right to form the gov

Question 7

incumbent

Answer 7

holder of office

Question 8

faction

Answer 8

small, organized, dissenting group

Question 9

ideological parties

Answer 9

a political group that shares ideas on economics and politics

Question 10

single issue parties

Answer 10

campaigns that share ideas about a single issue

Question 11

economic protest parties

Answer 11

political party dominated by economic discontent

Question 12

splinter parties

Answer 12

small party that broke off from another

Question 13

public opinion

Answer 13

views prevalent among the general public

Question 14

mass media

Answer 14

means of communication that reach a large number of people

Question 15

interest group

Answer 15

group of people seeking to influence public policy

Question 16

public opinion poll

Answer 16

survey to find public opinion

Question 17

lobbying

Answer 17

seek to influence on an issue

Question 18

medium

Answer 18

means in which something is accomplished

Question 19

public agenda

Answer 19

nonprofit organization that helps navigation on complex issues

Question 20

single ticket voting

Answer 20

practice of voting for every candidate a political party has on the ballot

Question 21

public policy

Answer 21

principals which social laws are based

Question 22

split ticket voting

Answer 22

when a voter votes from a different party

Question 23

propaganda

Answer 23

misleading information used to influence public opinion

Question 24

labor union

Answer 24

organization of workers to protect the rights and interests of workers

Question 25

political action committee

Answer 25

organization that raises money privately to influence elections