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Citizenship & Pol.
Unit 4 Batty
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Partisanship | The strong support of party and its policy stands to the exclusion of other ideas- strongly supports their party and do not want to compromise |
| Minor Party | A political party other than the major parties |
| Two-Party System | In the US system generally only the two major parties have a chance of governing |
| Single-member District | Members of congress are elected in winner take all districts |
| Plurality | Person with the most votes wins |
| Bipartisan | Work with other party |
| Consensus | General agreement |
| Ideological Parties | Based on a certain set of beliefs |
| Single-issue parties | Focus on only one matter |
| Economic Protest Parties | Formed in periods of economic difficulties |
| Splinter Parties | Break off of major parties |
| Registration | Procedure of voter identification intended to prevent voter fraud |
| Poll Tax | Special tax required in order to vote |
| Off-year Election | Election between presidential elections |
| Gender Gap | Differences between how men and women vote |
| Party Identification | Loyalty to a political party |
| Straight-ticket Voting | Voting for only candidates of one party |
| Split-ticket Voting | Voting for candidates from different parties |
| Independence | Voters who do not belong to a political party |
| Nomination | Process of selecting candidates to run for office |
| General Election | Regularly scheduled elections where voters select office holders |
| Caucus | Groups of people get together to select candidates for office |
| Direct Primary | Intra-Party election held to select candidates for office |
| Nonpartisan Elections | Candidates are not identified by party labels |
| Absentee Voting | Allows voters to cast ballots when they are not able to go to their voting precinct |
| Coattail Effect | When a strong candidate at the top of the ballot helps other candidates in their party get elected |
| Precinct | Voting district |
| Political Action Committee (PAC) | Special Interest groups that give money in elections |
| Electoral College | The group of people who actually elect the President |
| Winner-Take- All | The winner of the primary gets all of the delegates from the state |
| Proportional Representation | Delegates from the state are selected based on the percentage of votes their candidate received |
| National Covention | Meeting where parties formally select presidential candidates |
| Platform | Statement of a political parties views on important issues |
| District Plan | Where electors would be chosen in each electoral district instead if winner-take-all system |
| Proportional Plan | Electors are given to candidates based on the percentage of votes they received in the state |
| Direct Popular Election | The Electoral College is abolished and the winer of the popular vote wins the election |
| National Bonus Plan | The winner of the popular vote receives 105 bonus electoral votes but the Electoral College is preserved |
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