Unit 3 Vocabulary

Question 1

Two Party System

Answer 1

Democratic and Rebublican

Question 2

Democratic Party

Answer 2

Symbol is a donkey,
Liberal

Question 3

Republican

Answer 3

Symbol is an elephant
Conservative

Question 4

Nominate

Answer 4

To put suggest or put someone up for a voting circumstance/ vote for someone

Question 5

Campaign

Answer 5

To run for something/ what you use to run for something

Question 6

Political Party

Answer 6

A political group with certain beliefs and goals

Question 7

Ideology

Answer 7

A system of ideas and beliefs

Question 8

Third parties

Answer 8

Introduce new ideas,
press for a particular issue,
take votes away from the two major parties

Question 9

Political Platform

Answer 9

Set of goals

Question 10

Election

Answer 10

a formal vote of a person

Question 11

Political Spectrum

Answer 11

Clasifies political standpoints

Question 12

Public policy

Answer 12

What social policies are based on

Question 13

Conservitive

Answer 13

Republican

Question 14

Liberal

Answer 14

Democratic

Question 15

Moderate

Answer 15

Someone in the middle, not on one side or the other

Question 16

Media

Answer 16

A way of communicating

Question 17

Editorial

Answer 17

a newspaper article written by or on behalf of an editor’s opinion

Question 18

Op-ed

Answer 18

“Opposite the editorial page” written by newspaper or magazine

Question 19

Bias

Answer 19

in favor of one thing

Question 20

PAC

Answer 20

Political action committees ( up to $5,000)

Question 21

Super PAC

Answer 21

Organizations that can raise unlimited funds, but can’t give directly to the candidate

Question 22

Citizen United v Federal Election Commission

Answer 22

Prompted the creation of PACs and Super PACs

Question 23

15th Amendment

Answer 23

Granted African Americans the right to vote

Question 24

19th Amendment

Answer 24

Granted woman the right to vote

Question 25

23rd amendment

Answer 25

Granted the D.C. citizens the right to vote

Question 26

24th amendment

Answer 26

abolished voting tax

Question 27

26th amendment

Answer 27

reduced voting age to 18

Question 28

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Answer 28

Outlined strict rules to allow African Americans to use the right to vote

Question 29

What are the qualifications to register to vote

Answer 29

Be a citizen of the US
Resident of VA
At least 18 years of age

Question 30

Electoral College

Answer 30

Officially decides Presidential election (winner takes all)

Question 31

Electors based on…

Answer 31

Each states congressional representation

Question 32

Winner take all system

Answer 32

awards all elections to the winning presidential candidate