| A | B |
| majority | more than half |
| conservative | a person who opposes change |
| liberal | a person who is open to change |
| platform | a political parties statement of ideas |
| third party | a minor party |
| democratic party | U.S. party that stands for protecting individual rights |
| republican party | U.S. party that stands for limited gov't role in peoples lives and limited change |
| federalist | supported the constitution |
| anti-federalist | opposed the constitution |
| candidate | a person who hopes to be elected to public office |
| campaign | to work on activities connected to getting elected to public office |
| electorate | the people who are eligible to vote |
| election | activity held to vote someone in office |
| nominate | to select someone for a job or office |
| bias | one-sided or slanted point of view |
| propaganda | techniques used to promote a particular person or idea |
| Electoral College | a group of people chosen by political parties to vote for the President and Vice President |