| A | B |
|---|
| Bias | One sided point of view |
| Campaign | An organized effort to gather support for a candidate. |
| Conservative | Person who believes role of government should be limited. |
| Electoral College | Group of people who officially elect the President & V.P. |
| Interest Group | Group who works together for similar purposes or causes. |
| Liberal | Person who believes gov't should help meet individuals' needs. |
| Media | Sources of news information- TV, Radio, etc. |
| Moderate | Someone who is in between conservatism & liberalism. |
| Nominate | To officially name candidates to run for office. |
| Political Party | Group of citizens who try to influence gov't by getting their members elected to office. |
| Primary Election | An election where party members choose candidates to run for office. |
| Constitution | Two-Party system was created b/c of disagreements over this. |
| Platforms | Statements of a party's official stand on the major public issues. |
| Pro-Choice | Democratic platform on abortion. |
| Pro-Life | Republican platform on abortion. |
| Opposed to death penalty. | Democrats. |
| Support the death penalty. | Republicans. |
| Taxes | Democrats want to increase this for those who make more than $250,000/yr |
| Vouchers | Republicans support these so kids can choose which school they want to go to. |
| Separation of Church and State | This means teachers don't lead prayer in the classroom so as not to promote one religion over another. |
