| A | B |
|---|
| Political Party | Group of people who seek to control government |
| Partisanship | Allegiance to political party |
| Two-Party System | Two parties dominate politics |
| Single-Member Districts | Only one candidate is elected |
| Plurality | Largest number of votes cast |
| Bipartisanship | Parties find common ground |
| Coalition | Sharing of power |
| One-Party System | No Parties |
| Incumbent | Current officeholder |
| Factions | Conflicting Groups |
| Ideological Parties | Based on set of beliefs |
| Single-Issue Parties | Concentrate on one issue |
| Economic Protest Parties | Economic discontent |
| Splinter Parties | Broke away from major party |
| Split-Ticket Voting | Voting for different parties at the same election |
| Suffrage | Right to vote |
| Poll Tax | Payment for voting |
| Gerrymandering | Drawing voting lines to limit the power of a group |
| Off-Year Elections | Elections between Presidential elections |
| Straight-Ticket Voting | Voting for only one party in an election |
| Caucus | People meet to select candidates they will support |
| Direct Primary | Intra-party election before general election |
| Closed Primary | Direct primary in which only party members can vote |
| Open Primary | Direct primary in which any voter can vote |
| Blanket Primary | Voters switch between parties in primary voting |
| Nonpartisan Elections | Candidates do not identify with a party |
| Absentee Voters | Those who cannot vote at regular polls |
| Coattail Effect | Strong candidate attracts voters to other candidates of the same party |
| Precinct | Voting district |
| Political Action Committees | Special interest groups |
| Subsidy | Monetary grant |
| Soft Money | Unregulated money that is given to state and local party organizations |
| Hard Money | Regulated money |
