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Throck gov ch 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Right | conservative |
| ideology | manner of thinking or beliefs of a group |
| Liberal | someone who looks to the government to solve problems; big government |
| Plank | party's stance on a single issue, such as taxes. |
| Left | Liberal |
| Conservative | believes in traditional values and less government' except in moral issues such as abortion and gay rights. |
| Authoritarian, no opposition, can be theocracies | one party system |
| several major parties, unstable and need for temporary coalition governments | multi-party system |
| 2 major parties, system of the US | two-party system |
| party other than the 2 major parties | third party |
| third party focused on one issue, such as abolishing slavery in the mid 1800's. | single issue party |
| third party that wants to make changes in society' change society as a whole | ideological party |
| third party that formed after a disagreement with a major party | splinter party |
| A person who does not identify with any party is known as an | independent |
| smallest voting unit | precint |
| ward | group of precints |
| Function of political parties: brochures, campaigns, advertising | educating the public |
| Function of political parties: rewarding political supporters with jobs, contracts, ect | patronage |
| Function of political parties: selecting men and women to run in elections | recruiting candidates |
| Function of political parties: staffing the government and being a link between the president and congress | operating the government |
| caucus | private meeting to nominate candidates |
| petition | getting a specified number of sugnatures to meet the ballot status to run for office |
| primary | election to nominate a candidate for the general election |
| closed primary | only party members are allowed to vote in this election, where the party's candidate is decided |
| open primary | primary where anyone can vote, not just registered party members |
| a group of people with broad, similar interests who joint ogether to nomiate candidates and influence policy | political party |
| formed by several parties who combine to obtain a majority | coalition government |
| a gathering of state and local party members to nominate a presidential candidate | convention |
| propaganda technique- one of the common people | plain folk |
| propaganda technique-everyone is supporting a candidate or cause | bandwagon |
| propaganda technique-an important famous person supports a candidate | |
| propaganda technique- labeling as bad | namecalling |
| propaganda technique-presenting only the good things about yourself, or negative things about an opponent | cardstacking |
| propaganda technique- using broad, vague statements, or slogans. | glittering generalities |
| associating someone dead or something with a candidate | transfer |
| theocracy | government dominated by religion (such as many muslim countries) |
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