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Chapter 5 & 6 Voc.
Us. Gov. Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | Group of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections on the holding of public office |
| Major Party | Political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government |
| Partisan | Law maker who owes their first allegiance to their political party and votes according to the party line |
| Bipartisan | Supported by two parties |
| Minor Party | A political party whose electoral strength is so weak that it has little chance of gaining control of a government. |
| Consensus | General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters, broad agreement on public questions. |
| Two-party System | Where two major political parties dominate politics within a government. |
| Incumbent | The current office holder |
| Ideological Parties | Based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters. |
| Single-issue Parties | Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter |
| Economic Protest Parties | Rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions, and demanding better times. |
| Splinter Parties | Split away from one of the major parties |
| Spilt Ticket Voting | Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election |
| Suffrage | Right to vote |
| Electorate | All the people entitled to vote |
| Registration | Procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting |
| Political Socialization | A lifelong process by which individuals learn political attitudes and behaviors |
| Non-voting Voter | A strategy employed by various radical libertarians and anarchists who wish to promote a free society yet who view voting to be either unethical or impractical. |
| Straight Ticket Voting | Practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election |
| Party Identification | Refers to the political party with which an individual identifies. |
| Independent | Used to describe people who have no party affiliation |
| Political Efficacy | The citizens' faith and trust in government and their belief that they can understand and influence political affairs. |
| Ballots | Device used to register a choice in an election |
| Gender Gap | Measurable differences between the partisan choices of mean and women today |
| Ballot Fatigue | Voters cast fewer votes for offices listed towards the bottom of the ballot. |
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