Political Parties/Voting Flashcards
political party
-a group of citizens with similar views on political issues who work to put their ideas into effective government action
nominate
-to select candidates to run for political office (a job of political parties)
candidate
-a person who runs for government office
political spectrum
-refers to the range of differences in such political views between parties
two-party system
-a government made up of two main political parties
multiparty system
-a political system of government in which there are more than two strong political parties
coalition
-an agreement between two or more political parties to work together
one-party system
-a single political party controls the government
third party
-a political party other than the two major parties
________________ are typically considered more liberal and ________________ more conservative.
Democrats,
Republicans
The United States is a ____ _______ system.
two-party
(Republicans and Democrats)
suffrage
-the right to vote
independent voters
-citizens who do not register as members of a politica party
primary election
-takes place first & allows voters to choose the party candidates that will run in the later general election
general elction
-where voters choose their leaders from the candidates offered by all the political parties
closed primary
-only those voters who are registered in a particular party can vote to choose the party’s candidates
open primary
-votes may vote for the candidates of either major party, whether or not the voters belong to that party
secret ballot
-a paper ballot that lists the names of the candidates
vote a straight ticket
-they vote for all of the candidates of one party
vote a split ticket
-choosing candidates of more than one party
popular vote
-the vote of the citizens of a country
elector
-oe of the people chosen from each state and the District of Columbia who formally select the President and vice president
electoral college
-the group of all the electors
electoral votes
-votes cast by electors for president and vice president
platform
-a statement of the party’s views and policies on important issues
plank
-a part of a platform that acts a specific way on an issue
The Communist Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, and Socialist Party are all examples of…
Third Parties
Republicans believe in ______ national government, while Democrats believe in _______ national government.
small,
large
What did the 12th amendment do?
I made it so that the electors cast separate votes for the President and the vice president
How are the number of electoral votes determined?
House of Representatives 435
Washington DC 3
Senators +100
___________________________
Electoral Votes: 538
___________________________
Majority needed to win: 270
