Groups of people who seek to control the government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.

Government action based on firm allegiance to their political party and votes according to the party line.

One of the political parties not widely supported.

General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters.

All of the people entitled to vote in a given election.

A narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country.

Parties the have split away from one of the major parties.

Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.

The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group.

Political Socializing

The process by which people gain their political attitudes or opinions.

A term used to describe people who have no party affiliation.

An election held within a party to pick that party's candidates for the general election.

A party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote.

The device voters use to register a choice in an election.

Political Action Committee (PAC)

The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy.

Money given to state and local party organizations for voting related activities.

Campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC.

Those events and issues that concern the people at large.

Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the Internet.

A device that attempts to collect information by asking people questions.

A representative slice of the public.

A sample deliberately constructed to reflect several of the major characteristics of a given population.

All of the many goals that a government pursues in all of the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved.

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.

A technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors to create a particular belief, regardless of its validity.

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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Unit 2 Test Vocab

Vocabulary for Unit 2

Term	Definition
Political Parties	Groups of people who seek to control the government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.
Partisanship	Government action based on firm allegiance to their political party and votes according to the party line.
Minor Party	One of the political parties not widely supported.
Bipartisan	Supported by two parties.
Consensus	General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters.
Incumbent	The current office holder.
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 the 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 Socializing	The process by which people gain their political attitudes or 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 (PAC)	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.
Mass Media	Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the Internet.
Public Opinion Poll	A device that attempts to collect information by asking people questions.
Sample	A representative slice of the public.
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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