One Big Party? Vocab Flashcards
Delegates
Who will attend the national conventions
Nominee
The delegates cast their votes for who will run in the national election
Acceptance speech
This is what the presidential and vice presidential nominees each look that is meant to bring the party together
Declare
The first public step a canadate has to take say what they went to the nation that he or she likes to be the president
Campaign
The process of gathering public support for A candidate
Popular vote
Which is a tally of all the votes cast
Electoral college
Do US Constitution requires an extra step of the process of electing the president
Absolute majority
The electoral votes, which means more than half of the votes
Political party
An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence the government in support of those views
Single party system
One major political pary
Two-party system
Two major political parties that holds all the power
Multiparty system
Three or more political parties share power
Platform
The set of statement describing the parties view on all of the major issues facing the nation
Candidates
Running for political office almost always declare them selves a member of a political party
Public policy
The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled
Majority party
The one with the most elected members can most easily influenced laws in policy by getting all members to vote the same way on the bill
Caucus system
Meetings where party members and supporters select candidates through discussion and consensus. Party delegates from each state are sent to the national conventions to select the nominee
Primary election
Elections host a secret ballot and people vote for the candidate they want to represent their party in the national election. Party delegates from each state are sent to the national conventions to select the nominee
Convention
Candidates for the larger political party are chosen at partymeetings
Minority party
Works to promote the views of its supporters by forcing compromise what the majority party
Printed material
Posters,bumper stickers, leaflets,buttons,t-shirts
The internet
Emails, websites,videos,blogs,social networking
Personal appearances
Radio & T.V. Interviews, debates & speeches
Direct mail
Send information packets directly to voters
