kevin Sanchez Flashcards
political party
is a political organization that typically seeks to influence, or entirely control, government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office
non partisan election
This category contains elections in which no political parties took part, and all candidates stood as independents.
caucus
a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy.
party covention
is a meeting of a political party, typically to select party candidates.
direct primary
a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
open primary
a direct primary in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
crossover voting
refers to a behavior in which voters who normally participate in the primary of one party instead vote in the primary of another party.
closed primary
a primary in which only members of a particular party may vote
proportional representation
is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council
winner take all system
It is to where if one person gets the majority of the votes, they get all the votes.
minor party
is a political party that plays a smaller role than a major party in a country’s politics and elections.
turn out
the number of people gathered for a particular event or purpose
party identification
efers to the political party with which an individual identifies. Party identification is typically determined by the political party that an individual most commonly supports
public opinion
is the aggregate of individual attitudes or beliefs
voter registration
is the requirement in some democracies for citizens and residents to check in with some central registry specifically for the purpose of being allowed to vote in elections.
single member district
is an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature
electoral college
is the institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years.
safe seat
is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both.
coattail effect
is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election
libertarian party
minor party
green party
minor party
reformparty
minor party
national conventional party
minor party
