political parties list Flashcards
3 common elements of each political party
party organization- leaders activists and other people who give tiney, money, and ideas to the party
party in government- people in the party who hold political office
party in the electorate- the millions of people who identify themselves as members of the party
4 types of minor parties
ideological
single issue
economic protest
splinter
examples of ideological parties
socialist, social labor, and communist parties
5 ways for a candidate to be nominated
self announcement caucus convention direct primary petition
two types of direct primaries
open and closed
popular candidates that had the coattail effect
Franklin roosevelt
ronald regan
barak obama
people who had the opposite of the coattail effect
barry goldwater, george mcgovern, jimmy carter
4 main feautures of an Australian ballot
- ) provided at public expense
- ) lists all the names of all candidates in the election
- ) given out only at the polls
- ) can be marked in secret