A group of people who share common views on the government and work to get candidate they support elected to office.

• Political Party

• Lobbyists

• Canvas

• Card Stacking

Two major political parties in the United States

• Republicans and Democrats

• Democratic-Republicans and Federalists

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Democrats and Libertarians

What is the purpose of a primary election?

• Allow each political party to determine who would be the best candidate to represent their party

• to hold a public meeting to decide who the best candidate to represent their party

• to hold a public meeting to decide on the issues that a political party will represent

• to elect the President of the United States

In a closed primary election...

• Any registered voter can vote in either party’s primary election

• Only members of the party can vote in that party’s primary.

• Members of the party and independent candidates can vote in the primary.

• There's no such thing, you made this up

In a semi-closed primary election...

• only members of the party can vote in that party’s primary.

• members of the party and independent candidates can vote in the primary

• any registered voter can vote in either party’s primary election

• Nice try, you made this up, there's no such thing as a semi-closed primary election

In an open primary election...

• any registered voter can vote in either party’s primary election

• only members of the party can vote in that party’s primary.

• members of the party and independent candidates can vote in the primary.

• Um, no way am I buying that there is anything called an open primary election, you obviously made this up

Purpose of this type of election is to narrow down the candidates in a political party until they have their best candidate to run for President. Voting is PUBLIC.

• Primary Election

• Caucus

• General Election

• Town Hall

Using famous people to speak for a candidate in a campaign ad

• Testimonial

• Bandwagon

• Name Calling

• Glittering Generalities

Saying something a lot and loud until people start to believe it. Once you start winning some people over, others will join. EX. ”Everyone is doing it, jump on board!”

• Bandwagon

• Testimonial

• Plain Folks Appeal

• Card Stacking

type of propaganda technique where the candidate is personally attacking another candidate

• Name Calling

• Bandwagon

• Plain Folks Appeal

• Card Stacking