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Unit 3

Parties and Elections

TermDefinition
Political Party A political group that seeks to gain control of various levels of government by winning / holding public offices.
One Party System An electoral system in which one party controls the government and clearly dominates political activity.
Two Party System An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete to win elections and gain control of government.
Multi-Party System An electoral system in which three or more parties have the capacity to win elections and gain control of government.
Third Party A political party that challenges the two major parties.
Ideological Party A political party based on a particular set of beliefs and ideals.
Economic Protest Party A political party dominated by feelings of economic discontent.
Single Issue Party A political party focused on one particular topic or aspect of public policy.
Splinter Party A political party that has split off from a major party because of major disagreement.
National Committee Party delegates who provide leadership for a political party.
National Chairperson Person responsible for the day-to-day activities of a political party.
Congressional Campaign Committee Party members in Congress that seek to gain legislative seats for their party.
Interest Group An organization that seeks to influence public policies related to a common goal of its members.
Ideological Groups Interest groups that promote public policies that are based on a set beliefs or ideals.
Single Issue Groups Interest groups that focus on public policies related to a specific topic.
Public Interest Groups Interest groups that act on behalf of the collective interests of a broad group of individuals within society.
Economic Interest Groups Interest groups that act to influence government policy for the economic benefit of their members.
Professional Interest Groups Interest Groups that are mainly concerned with standards within a profession, but also work to influence government policy.
Lobbyist An employee of an interest group who meets with elected officials to influence / sway votes on legislation.
Political Action Committee (PAC) Organization formed by an interest group to raise money for parties and candidates.
Segregated Fund PACS that can only raise money from organization members.
Non - Connected PACS that can raise money from the general public.
Super PACS Independent Expenditure - Only Committees that can raise unlimited money and can endorse candidates, but cannot donate directly to a candidate.
Direct Primary An intraparty election to pick candidates who will run in the general elections.
Open Primary A primary election where any voter can cast a ballot, but they can only do so for one party.
Closed Primary A primary election where only those who are declared party members can vote.
Caucus A gathering by a group of like minded people that meet to select a candidate to run in a general election.
National Convention Meeting of party delegates every four years to write a party's platform and select candidates for a presidential election.
Tuesday AFTER the first Monday in November. Election day.
States Possess the authority to carry out, supervise, and certify elections.
Electoral College Body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president.
270 Electoral votes needed for a candidate to win a presidential election.
Monday after the second Wednesday in December Electors in each state cast votes.
January 6th Electoral votes are counted by a joint session of Congress.
House of Representatives Selects the President if no candidate gets the majority of Electoral votes needed to win.
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