Voting and Elections

Question 1

Platform

Answer 1

The Political documents of a specific party that is written at a convention. Outlines the parties beliefs, principals and positions on topics presented in elecions

Question 2

Plank

Answer 2

each individual part/section of the platform

Question 3

Third Party

Answer 3

Smaller minority parties other than the traditional two parties (Democrat/Republican) that run against the 2 Major parties but are usually overlooked and harder for them to win.

Question 4

General Election

Answer 4

Regular Election as opposed to Primary. After a political party nominates its candidates, they begin to campaign for the general election.

Question 5

Straight Ticket

Answer 5

A form of a ballot that makes voting easier for people who just want to vote based on party and not candidate preference.

Question 6

Split Ticket

Answer 6

Type of ballot where you may choose candidates from both parties.

Question 7

Electorate

Answer 7

All the people who are eligible to vote

Question 8

Incumbent

Answer 8

A person who has already been nominated into office

Question 9

FEC (1974)

Answer 9

Federal Election Committee created by the FECA to administer all federal elections and monitor campaign spending

Question 10

Bias

Answer 10

Obvious favoring or hatred for one side of a topic, issue, party or person.

Question 11

Non-Partisan

Answer 11

A person who is impartial to parties

Question 12

PAC

Answer 12

Political Action Committees. Funnels money from interest groups into the specific candidate or party they support to be used for their campaigning.

Question 13

Referendum

Answer 13

A way for citizens to approve or reject state law by petitioning to have a law sent back. This allows citizens to have a say in the laws that govern them

Question 14

Proposition

Answer 14

The proposed law that was petitioned by the people.

Question 15

Initiative

Answer 15

A way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments by petitioning and then being put on a ballot

Question 16

Electoral College

Answer 16

A group of people who are selected by each state legislature to vote for the President and Vice President

Question 17

Bipartisan

Answer 17

The agreement or cooperation of two political parties. Support of two parties

Question 18

Precinct

Answer 18

A Voting District

Question 19

Absentee Ballot

Answer 19

Ballots for people who know they will not be able to make it the day of elections

Question 20

Returns

Answer 20

The Ballots and Results at the end of the election and taken to the election board

Question 21

Push Polls

Answer 21

Polls where the questions are worded to influence a person’s response

Question 22

Primary Elections

Answer 22

The election before the main election. The election that narrows down the field of candidates and the political parties vote for who they want to run for the main elections

Question 23

Patronage

Answer 23

Favors and jobs given as a cause for campaigning, supporting and voting for a specific candidate.

Question 24

Liberal

Answer 24

Believes that government action is to achieve equal opportunities for everyone. Protect civil liberties and rights

Question 25

Conservative

Answer 25

Personal responsibility, limited government. Focus on economy and everything else will fix itself

Question 26

Left Wing

Answer 26

The Liberal side of the political spectrum

Question 27

Right Wing

Answer 27

The Conservative Side of the Political Spectrum

Question 28

Moderate

Answer 28

Shares the views of liberal and conservative. The middle of the political spectrum

Question 29

Political Spectrum

Answer 29

a line that shows where conservative, liberal and moderates stand.

Question 30

Recall

Answer 30

When voters can remove an elected official through a direct vote before their term is over.