is a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of Elections and the holding of public office

Government actions based on firm allegiance to a political party

Single- issue parties

Parties that concentrate on only one political party matter

in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate

Parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters

Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter

economic protest parties

Parties rooted in poor Economic Times

Parties that have split away from one of the major parties

He warned the people about the baneful effects of the spirit of party

head of the third party called bull moose

an election held within a party to pick that Party's candidate for the general election

a party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote

a party - nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part

a voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contenders, regardless of party, and can vote however they choose

a primary in which the top two vote Dash Getters in the first direct primary phase one another

non-partisan elections

Election in which candidates are not identified by party labels

a political parties formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives

as a nominating device, group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election

speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come

members of the electorate who have not made up their minds at the start of a campaign and are open to persuasion by either side

States in which the Outcome is “Too close to call” and either candidate could win

only vice president ever chosen by the president

money given to state and local party organizations for voting Dash related activities

campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC

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Question	Answer
Political party	is a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of Elections and the holding of public office
political Spectrum	The range of political views
Partisanship	Government actions based on firm allegiance to a political party
Single- issue parties	Parties that concentrate on only one political party matter
plurality	in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
bipartisan	Supported by two parties
ideological	Parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
Single-issue parties	Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
economic protest parties	Parties rooted in poor Economic Times
Splinter parties	Parties that have split away from one of the major parties
George Washington	He warned the people about the baneful effects of the spirit of party
Theodore Roosevelt	head of the third party called bull moose
Thomas Jefferson	Let the Anti-Federalist
direct primary	an election held within a party to pick that Party's candidate for the general election
closed primary	a party nominating election in which only declared party members can vote
Open primary	a party - nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part
blanket primary	a voting process in which voters receive a long ballot containing the names of all contenders, regardless of party, and can vote however they choose
run off Primary	a primary in which the top two vote Dash Getters in the first direct primary phase one another
non-partisan elections	Election in which candidates are not identified by party labels
platform	a political parties formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives
caucus	as a nominating device, group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election
keynote address	speech given at a party convention to set the tone for the convention and the campaign to come
swing voters	members of the electorate who have not made up their minds at the start of a campaign and are open to persuasion by either side
battlegrounds States	States in which the Outcome is “Too close to call” and either candidate could win
Richard Johnson	only vice president ever chosen by the president
soft money	money given to state and local party organizations for voting Dash related activities
Hard money	campaign money that is subject to regulations by the FEC

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