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Unit 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| political parties | groups of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office |
| partisanship | government action based on firm allegiance to a political party |
| minor party | one of the political parties not widely supported |
| bipartisan | supported by two parties |
| consensus | general agreement among various groups; broad agreement on public questions |
| incumbent | the current officeholder |
| faction | a conflicting group |
| electorate | all of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
| sectionalism | a narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country |
| splinter parties | parties that have split away from one of the major parties |
| split ticket voting | voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| gerrymandering | the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
| political socialization | the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions |
| independent | a term used to describe people who have no party affiliation |
| direct primary | an election held within a party to pick that party's candidates for the general election |
| closed primary | a party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote |
| ballot | the device voters use to register a choice in an election |
| Political Action Committee | the political extension of special-interest groups which have a major stake in public policy |
| soft money | money given to State and local party organizations for voting-related activities |
| hard money | campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC |
| public affairs | those events and issues that concern the people at large, for example, politics, public issues, and the making of public policies |
| mass media | those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the Internet |
| public opinion poll | devices that attempt to collect information by asking people questions |
| quota sample | a sample deliberately constructed to reflect several of the major characteristics of a given population |
| public policy | all of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved |
| labor union | an organization of workers who share the same type of job, or who work in the same industry, and press for government policies that will benefit their members |
| propaganda | a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors to create a particular belief, regardless of its validity |
| lobbying | activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public-policy-making process |
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