Unit 3 Vocabulary Flashcards
Two Party System
Democratic and Rebublican
Democratic Party
Symbol is a donkey,
Liberal
Republican
Symbol is an elephant
Conservative
Nominate
To put suggest or put someone up for a voting circumstance/ vote for someone
Campaign
To run for something/ what you use to run for something
Political Party
A political group with certain beliefs and goals
Ideology
A system of ideas and beliefs
Third parties
Introduce new ideas,
press for a particular issue,
take votes away from the two major parties
Political Platform
Set of goals
Election
a formal vote of a person
Political Spectrum
Clasifies political standpoints
Public policy
What social policies are based on
Conservitive
Republican
Liberal
Democratic
Moderate
Someone in the middle, not on one side or the other
Media
A way of communicating
Editorial
a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor’s opinion
Op-ed
“Opposite the editorial page” written by newspaper or magazine
Bias
in favor of one thing
PAC
Political action committees ( up to $5,000)
Super PAC
Organizations that can raise unlimited funds, but can’t give directly to the candidate
Citizen United v Federal Election Commission
Prompted the creation of PACs and Super PACs
15th Amendment
Granted African Americans the right to vote
19th Amendment
Granted woman the right to vote
23rd amendment
Granted the D.C. citizens the right to vote
24th amendment
abolished voting tax
26th amendment
reduced voting age to 18
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlined strict rules to allow African Americans to use the right to vote
What are the qualifications to register to vote
Be a citizen of the US
Resident of VA
At least 18 years of age
Electoral College
Officially decides Presidential election (winner takes all)
Electors based on…
Each states congressional representation
Winner take all system
awards all elections to the winning presidential candidate
