| A | B |
|---|
| Single Party | Communist, Dictator run political systems |
| Two-party system | Used by the United States, United Kingdom, easily balanced |
| Multiparty system | Type of system with three or more parties |
| Primary Election | An election that helps decide who will run for President at the national convention |
| Platform | A list of a candidates political issues |
| Planks | Issues that make up a party's platform |
| Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 | Limited the ways PACs and SIGs could influence elections |
| Bipartisan Campaign Finance Act of 2002 | Limited the amount of hard money donors could give to candidates |
| Soft Money | Private donations made to candidates running for office |
| Hard Money | Donations made and specifically listed by political parties |
| Public Financing | Money set aside by taxpayers to fund political campaigns |
| County Chairperson | Located at the local level of party organization, runs the local party |
| National Convention | Where a party nominates its candidate for President/Vice President |
| State Level | Where candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor run for office, organizes local parties |
| Stacked Cards | A type of propaganda showing one side of an issue |
| Bandwagon | A type of propaganda where someone decides to follow a particular candidate because "everyone else is doing it" |
| Glittering Generality | A type of propaganda that uses symbols that inspire love of country to make you feel like you relate to that person's values |
| Transfer/Image Molding | A type of propaganda where one candidate is described as being just like the one before him (normally a BAD thing) |
| Name Calling | A type of propaganda where candidates dig up mud and dirt on their opponents and tell how horrible they are |
| Slander | A spoken statement that is a lie about someone else. |
