| A | B |
|---|
| 4 qualifications to vote | age residency, citizenship, and registration status |
| sufferage | right to vote |
| 1st 13 states-must ___ to vote | own property |
| elizabeth cady stanton | a lot to do with women gaining sufferage |
| Woodrow Wilson | Pres. that approved of the 19th amend. (1918) |
| secret ballot | allows voters to choose candidates in private |
| absentee ballot | requested by a voter prior to election day |
| congressional elections are held.. | even years;1st Tues, after 1st Mon, in Nov. |
| runoff primary | voters choose between the top vote-getters from the 1st election |
| nonpartisan primary | all candidates appear on the same ballot |
| open primary | allows a registered voter to participate in either the Repub. or Demo. nomination just by choosing a party(being republican but being able to vote democrat) |
| precinct | voting districts divided into cities, towns, and counties |
| straight ticket | vote only for candidates in a single party |
| split ticket | vote for candidates of different parties for different offices |
| party machine | an organized grop of individuals who dominate a political party |
| primary election | for nominating a partys candidate for office |
| general election | voters choose their elected officials |
| ideological party | group whose basic political views differ from those of the majority of the population |
| splinter party | people who feel that their party has failed to address thier concerns break off to form this.. |
| when 3rd party candidate runs in pres. election..this happens | candidates split the votes |
| democrats lean more toward this | more involvement on behalf of disadvantaged groups |
| William McKinley | won the Pres. election in 1896..beat W. jennings Bryan |
| FDR | sought to end the Depression with the New Deal |
| Abe Lincoln | 1st Republican Pres. elected in 1860 |
| class-action suit | brought by one or more plaintiffs on behalf of themselves and all others affected similarly by a particular wrong |
| electorate | body of people entitled to vote |
| functions of political parties | assist in the electoral process, organize govt, and nominate candidates |
| Andrew Jackson | won by a landslide in 1828 |
| Republican party | this party was formed in 1854; they opposed slavery |
| whig party | this party collapsed after 1852 |
| grassroot lobbying | interest groups organize supporters to help further their cause |
| public interest groups | citizens groups that believe the policies the pursure would benefit the gneral public rather than a narrow minority |
| political action committee | an organization that is created to raise and distribute campaign money to candidates for elective political office |
| closed primary | only members of a political party are permitted to vote in selecting the party's candidate |
| single memeber district | electoral districts in which only one candidate can win election to a particular office |
| ward | a territorial division of city govt |
| critisms of political parties | weakness of US political parties, politicing, special interest, self serving office seekers |
| benefits of 2 party system | provide info, encourage political participation, discouraging sudden shifts, accomidating varied opinions |
| direct primary | winner is named the partys nominee for the general election |
| trade associations | interest groups that are organization of business firms within an industry |
| agribusiness | large companies that run farms, make and distribute farm equipment and supplies, and process, store, and distribute farm crops |
| labor unions | organizations of workers acting together to gain better wages and working conditions |
