Civics-Unit 4: Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Political Party	an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party’s candidates to political office
One-Party System	a system in which only one primary party dominates a nation’s politics
Dictatorship/Totalitarianism	Samples of one-party systems who have complete control over their people
Two-party system	a system in which there are two major political parties that dominate a nation’s politics
Multi-party system	system in which numerous political parties hold government seats and have influence in the political process. In this type of type of party system,
Coalition	are used to achieve political success by having different groups or parties band together.
Washington’s warning about political parties	Political Parties will divide the nation and the minority will be forgotten
Federalists and Anti-Federalists	First Political parties of the U.S.
Democrats & Republicans	Major political parties of the U.S.
Third Parties	parties that rarely win elections and emerge to raise awareness to issues other parties don’t focus on
Political Machines	when a party so strongly controls an areas that the opposing party offers little resistance
Party Membership	Anyone; Declare yourself a members; Promote party ideas
“Grassroots” Politics	Belief that the politics should be a local concept; having the community govern themselves.
National Convention	Meeting held every 4 years when Presidential candidates are chosen and the party develops official policy beliefs.
Delegates	Representative from each state.
Consent of the governed	Government has the permission of the citizens to rule
Campaigning	Candidates travel the country and try to get elected
Platform	Statement of a party’s beliefs and goals
Plank	planks-what the party’s policy is on a single issue
Patronage	Giving away government jobs to supporters
Watchdog role	Political parties keep watch over each other
Primary elections	special election held by party members to determine candidates—Open and Close Primaries
General election	elects candidates to offices
Electoral College	the electoral votes for the president
Propaganda (7 types)	Endorsements, Glittering Generalities, Bandwagon, Stack Cards, Name Calling, “Just Plain Folks”, Image Molding.
Political Action Committee (PAC)	Groups formed to raise money for candidates running for office ($5,000 limit)
Polling place	precinct based—local places where voting actually happens on election day
Election day	held in November—1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday
Absentee ballot	for citizens who cannot be at the polls on election day;
Split ticket voting	voting for candidates from either party
Straight ticket voting	voting only for one political party
Exit poll	asking individuals how you voted to predict early returns
Initiative	citizens propose a bill through a petition and place it on the ballot for a general election
Referendum	public approval for a proposed bill where the legislature temporarily passed a bill until the public is given a chance to approve or disapprove the bill
Recall election	a vote to remove an official from office
Motor Voter Act	travels around to assure people can vote.
Requirements to vote	U.S. Citizen, 18 years old, Register
Voter apathy	Lack on interest in voting
Public opinion	what the majority of the public may believe about an issue
Mass media	using TV, Radio, Newspapers, and or Internet to reach the public.
Interest groups	a group of people who have similar interest or concerns about an issue
Examples of interest groups	Economics, NAACP, AARP, NOW, ACLU
Lobbyists	someone who tries to influence people on behalf of an interest group
Public opinion polls	Individuals answer questions to see how the "general public" feels
Voter registration	must be a US Citizen, 18 y/o, can register 25 days before elections
Random unbiased sample	includes a wide segment of the population in the poll-reflects the entire population

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