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Unit 3 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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officeholder | people elected to positions of government |
nominate | selecting or choosing a candidate |
electorate | people who are eligible to vote |
public policy | laws (current government statement about social issues) |
liberal | supports a lot of government involvement in social issues |
conservative | supports little government involvement in social issues |
political process | steps to electing government officials |
political party | organization of people with similar beliefs about public issues |
vote | a choice that gets counted |
platform | document which lists a political party's beliefs |
lobbying | trying to influence a legislator to introduce a bill or vote for, or against, a bill |
Which Function? Party is seeking candidate that will be competitive and choose Tom Smith through a series of primary elections. | Pick the candidate |
Which Function? Party runs advertisements focusing on the economic problems facing the United States. | Educate the electorate |
Which Function? Party hold a fundraiser and send volunteers to go door to door to distribute campaign literature. | Help candidate win |
Which Function? Party announces their candidate to run against the current officeholder who has not fulfilled their campaign promises. | Watch/monitor actions of officeholders |
Similarity or Difference? Platform | Difference |
Similarity or Difference? Organize to win | Similarity |
Similarity or Difference? Influence public policy | Similarity |
Similarity or Difference? Appeal to the political center | Similarity |
Similarity or Difference? Reflect liberal and conservative views | Similarity |