| A | B |
|---|
| going throught neighborhoods door to door to get out your message | Canvass |
| a system of rewards for party supporters | Patronage |
| voting for one party only | Straight Ticket |
| voting for members of both parties | Split Ticket |
| a gathering of party members to decide on a candidate | Caucus |
| an election where the number of candidates are narrowed to determine who represents the party in the general election | Primary Election |
| election in which voters make final decision about candidates and issues | General Election |
| a group that promotes its members' interests in state and national politics and is regulated by the federal government | PAC a.k.a "Political Action Committee" |
| money given directly to the candidate as a contribution | Hard Money |
| money spent for a candidate by another group | Soft Money |
| What type of political party system does the United States have? | Two party system |
| What are the two major parties? | Democrats and Republicans |
| What are the first two political Parties? | Federalist and Anti-Federalists |
| Who was the leader of the federalists? | Alexander Hamilton |
| Who was the leader of the Anti-Federalists? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What Democrate was President when the Democratic-Republican party split? | Andrew Jackson |
| Who was the first Republican party nominee for President? | John C. Fremont |
| What was the first Republican President? | Abraham Lincoln |
| What type of party has never won a Presidential election but influenced social policy? | Third Parties |
| What are two examples of a Third party? | Populist and Progressives |
| What type of party is to promote a social, economic or moral issue? | Single-Issue Parties |
| What type of party wants to change society in a major way? | Ideological Party |
| Examples of an Ideological party? | Socialist, Communist, Liberterian and Green Party |
| What are examples of a single-issue party? | Prohibitionist Party |
| What are all the issues a party stands for called? | Platform |
| What is a single issue of the party called? | Planks |
| What are the three levels of party organization? | National, State and Local |
