Unit 2 Vocabulary Check #2

Private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy. 

• Interest groups
• Lobbying
• Political parties
• Incumbent

Group of persons who seek to control government through winning of elections.

• Interest groups
• Lobbying 
• Political parties
• Incumbent

Firm all allegiance to a political party. 

• Political spectrum
• Partisanship 
• Bipartisanship 
• Straight-ticket voting

More government intervention in the economy, more taxes, less defense spending, and more social welfare programs. 

• Political parties
• Third parties
• Liberal
• Conservative

The current office holder running for re-election.

• Partisanship
• Bipartisanship
• Republicans
• Incumbent

Supported by two parties. 

• Straight ticket voting
• Split ticket voting
• Partisanship 
• Bipartisanship

Less government intervention in the economy, less taxes, pro military, and more involvement in regulating social issues.

• Liberal
• Conservative
• Lobbying
• Interest group

Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.

• Straight ticket voting
• Split ticket voting
• Partisanship 
• Bipartisanship 

Political party that falls on the left side of the political spectrum, liberal. 

• Republican
• Democrat
• Political spectrum
• Partisanship 

Political party that falls on the right side of the political spectrum, conservative.

• Republican
• Democrat
• Political spectrum
• Partisanship