Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

All of the people who can vote.

Answer 1

Electorate

Question 2

Formally enter a candidate into an election

Answer 2

Nominate

Question 3

Get New Members

Answer 3

Recruit

Question 4

The Range Between 2 Extremes

Answer 4

Spectrum

Question 5

Political Idea: anti-change

Answer 5

Conservative

Question 6

Political idea: pro-change

Answer 6

Liberal

Question 7

An organization to gain political power

Answer 7

Political Party

Question 8

Conservative U.S. Political Party

Answer 8

Republican

Question 9

Liberal U.S. Political Party

Answer 9

Democrar

Question 10

2 parties dominate politics

Answer 10

2 party system

Question 11

Process of running for office

Answer 11

Campaign

Question 12

Group represents specific viewpoints or issues

Answer 12

Interest group

Question 13

Money given to a campaign

Answer 13

contributions

Question 14

change

Answer 14

reform

Question 15

political action committee

Answer 15

PAC

Question 16

unfair favoring of an idea or viewpoint

Answer 16

bias

Question 17

means of communicating with the masses

Answer 17

media

Question 18

misleading information given to change ideas

Answer 18

propaganda

Question 19

article written by editor with an opinion of the newspaper

Answer 19

editorial

Question 20

opinion article on opposite page from editorial

Answer 20

op-ed

Question 21

meeting requirements to vote

Answer 21

qualification

Question 22

signing up to vote

Answer 22

registration

Question 23

how many people show up to vote

Answer 23

turnout

Question 24

process for determining president & vice-president

Answer 24

electoral college

Question 25

members of the electoral college

Answer 25

electors

Question 26

list of candidates running for election

Answer 26

slate