Political Parties
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23 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plank | Individual part/statement of what a political party stands for |
| candidate | an individual seeking political office |
| third party | type of political that forms around a candidate not supported by the major parties |
| closed primary | Primary election in which only declared members of a party may vote for that parties nominees |
| precinct | geographic area containing a specific number of voters |
| national committee | organization that raises funds for presidental elections |
| Political machine | strong party organization whose candidates win elections year after year |
| Rupublican Party | political party that tends to favor less government rregulations and services |
| Democratic Party | political party that tends to favor more government regulations and services |
| Direct Primary | election in which the voters choose candidates to represent the two major parties |
| Opened Primary | primary election in which votes may vote for a party's nominees without declaring membership in that party |
| grassroots | the political movements that begin in the local neighborhood level. |
| Political Party | organization of people who share similar ideas about how the government should be run. |
| original American Political Parties | Democratic-Republican and federalist |
| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state to select the president and vice president |
| single issue party | a political party that forms to bring attention to a growing concern of a group of American voters |
| ideological party | a political party that forms to promote a set of beliefs such as Libertarians |
| political parties formed in response to President Jackson | the whigs party and the republican party |
| Party formed in support of slavery | democratic party |
| multiparty system | political system of countries who have a democracy form of government. |
| Nominating President | most important function of the national party convention |
| linking instatution | the process of grassroot members of a political party carrying the concerns of local voters to the party leaders |
| determining party's standing on issues | party platform |
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