| A | B |
|---|
| recruit & nominate | get people to run for office |
| candidates | people running for office |
| electorate | eligible voters |
| campaign issues | the things people are talking about |
| win elections | all parties try to do this |
| monitor | watch the other side |
| political parties | groups of people who think alike |
| two party system | America's Political System |
| Democrat | donkey |
| Republican | elephant |
| conservative | less government involvement with people |
| liberal | more government involvement with people |
| platform | where to find the differences between the parties |
| political spectrum | the range of political opinions from liberal to conservative |
| moderate | the middle |
| public policy | laws for the people in society |
| majority support | most people agree |
| third parties | smaller political parties that affect elections |
| minority party | the smaller party involved |
| voting | civic responsibility |
