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UNIT 6 VOCAB
| Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
| Campaign | An organized effort to gather support for a candidate. |
| Conservative | A political ideology in which a person wants to keep things the way they are, and want less change. They prefer a small government with less social programs, and more individual responsibility for success. |
| Canvassing | Going through neighborhoods asking for votes or taking public opinion polls. |
| Interest Groups | People with similar points of view who work together to promote that point of view. |
| Referendum | An election in which voters can approve or reject a local or state law. |
| Precinct | A geographical area that contains a specific number of voters. |
| Bias | A one sided or slanted point of view. |
| Propaganda | Technique used to promote a particular person or idea. |
| Candidate | A person seeking an elected government office. |
| Platform | A political party's statement of its goals and positions on public issues. It is made up of a series of planks. |
| Liberal | A political ideology in which a person is open to new ideas, and wiling to initiate change or reform. They prefer a large government that can address social issues and provide programs to help groups achieve success. |
| Political Action Committee (PAC) | An organization established to raise money to support an issue or candidate. |
| Nominate | To choose a candidate to run for political office. |
| Lobbying | An organized effort to persuade government officials to support a particular group or position on an issue. |
| Political Center-Moderate | A political ideology in which a person's opinions and beliefs are not strong or extreme. The majority of Americans fall into this category. |
| Straight Ticket | The practice of voting for all the candidates of one political party. |
| Editorials | A writing or cartoon based on opinion of political events that is published in a newspaper or magazine and is designed to promote discussion about an issue. |
| Convention | A large gathering of people who share a common interest including formal gatherings of people for political purposes. |
| Plank | An item of a political party's platform. Specific statements about how a political party's stand on the issues. |
| Caucus | A meeting of political party members to conduct party business. Usually to nominate a candidate to run for office. |
| Popular Vote | Votes cast directly by the people. |
| Split Ticket | The practice of voting for candidates of different political parties in an election. |
| Recall | An elections in which voters can remove a public official from office. |
| Political Party | An organization made up of people who share similar issues about the way the country should be governed. |
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