Prichard Gopo New Unit Ii Test

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main function of a political party

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nominate/choose candidates

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the practice of giving government jobs to loyal supporters

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spoils system

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political parties that have broken away from one of the major parties (the American Independent Party is an example of one)

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splinter party

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work to increase the power of the party during the time between elections

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party's national committee and chairperson

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voting rights for women and income taxes were both ideas that began as this

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minor party issue

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political party based on a certain set of beliefs

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Ideological party

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political party focused on one main concern

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Single-issue party

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a disenfranchised citizen is a person who is prevented from doing this

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voting

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says that citizens 18-years-old and older shall not be denied the right to vote (passed during the Vietnam War)

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Twenty-sixth Amendment

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the law requires every state to mail a questionnaire to each registered voter every two to four years in order for them to do this

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purge names from the poll books

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set up by the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to investigate all claims of voter discrimination

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the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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the first literacy qualifications were adopted in Connecticut and Massachusetts to prevent this group from voting

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Irish Catholic immigrants

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term referring to belief in one's vote making a difference

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political efficacy

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sometimes called a wide-open primary, voters can vote however they choose, regardless of party

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blanket primary

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one of the four major provisions of this act was to improve the training of election day workers and local election officials

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the Help America Vote Act of 2002

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name of federal agency responsible for enforcing these laws: limiting campaign contributions, disclosure of campaign finance information, limiting federal campaign spending, and use of public funds for presidential campaigns

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Federal Election Commission (FEC)

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peoples answers during a poll can be influenced by the interviewer's

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tone of voice, choice of words

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medium that ranks second to television as the leading source of news and information

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the Internet

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the first place children learn attitudes about other people, authority and property

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their families

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share the same views on public matters (across geographical lines) and work to influence policy

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interest groups

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work to benefit all citizens rather than just a certain group (Common Cause is an example)

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public-interest group

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written document supporting one of the sides in a case being tried

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amicus curiae brief

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method of indirect lobbying that can include phone calls, letters, e-mails, and demonstrations

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grass-roots pressure

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to generally share ideals, basic principles, and patterns of belief

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ideologically homogeneous

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original name for today's Democratic Party, later became known as the Jeffersonian Republicans and Democratic-Republicans

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Anti-Federalists

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political party that grew out of a grouping of former Whigs and antislavery Democrats

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the Republican Party

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term referring to years when one major party occupies the White House and the other major party holds the majority of seats in one or both of Congress

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divided government

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minor party that began as a single-issue party but today does not fit into any of the four minor party categories

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the Green Party

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the primary focus of each political party's national committee is to do this

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stage their national convention every four years

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the first voting qualifications to be removed

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religious, property, and tax qualifications

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only democratic country in which a person decides whether or not to register to vote

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the United States

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the organization that works to encourage young voters aged 18-25 to participate in the election process

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Rock the Vote

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the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions

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political socialization

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a party's nominating election in which only declared party members can vote

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closed primary

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a party's nominating election in which any qualified voter can cast a ballot

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open primary

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name of the ballot that lists so many offices, candidates, and measures that a drop-off in voting can occur at or near the bottom of a lengthy ballot

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bed-sheet ballot

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a person who has an unusually strong influence on the views of others

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opinion leader

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the most useful tool for measuring public opinion

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scientific polls

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people generally watch, listen and read sources that agree with their own viewpoints is one of several of the limits on this

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media impact

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interest groups focus on the issues that concern and unite people today which helps interest groups do this

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raise awareness of public affairs

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most interest groups have been founded on this basis

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economic interests

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the process by which organized interests attempt to affect the decisions and actions of public officials

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lobbying