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
