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what is a general election ?
an election where voters choose from all the candidates for various positions
what is the role of the voter in a general election ?
to choose who they would like to be in
what is primary election ?
an election in which voters vote to narrow a partys candidates for office down to one
what is role of the voter in a primary election ?
choose which candidate the voter would like to see on the ballot at the general election for that political party
what is a political party ?
is a group of people who share the same ideas about the way the country should be governed
what is the role of a political party ?
get members elected
get policies / laws passed
what are the two major political parties ?
democratic & republican
what has been america's history on political parties
two parties have dominated in america over the last 200 years
what is a third party
of a relating to a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation , especially a disputw
what is the goal of the third parties ?
influence politics by promoting mew ideas , take away support from major parties
what is an independent voter ?
those voters who support neither parties
what is a platform ?
a statement of its principles , beliefs , and positions on vital issues
what is a propaganda ?
ideas used to influence people's thinking or behavior
what is public opinion
is the total opinionss held concerning a particular issue
what is a poll ?
are a valuable tool for measuring public opinions
what happens at a national nominating convention
party members nominate their candidates for president and vp of the U . S
15th Amendment
afrocan american men were guranteed the right to vote in 1870
19th Amendment
women were givin the right to vote
24th Amendment
forbade the use of poll taxes as a qualification for voting.in national elections
what is the voting rights act of 1965
literacy test prohibited , federal vote , registrars authorized in seven southern
26th Amendment
voting age lowered to 18 years of age in national state and local elections
what is the electoral college ? what is their job ?
538 electors that cast their votes every 4 years for pres / vp . job is to vote for the pres / vp
the difference between electoral and popular vote
electoral vote is 538 electors that vote for pres / vp directly and popular vote is the individual person vote
what determines the amount of eletoral votes a state receives
same as the number of seats your state has in congress