Unit 3 Gov: Political Parties and Elections

Only caring about the success of YOUR political party

• Partisan

• Bypartisan

Describes America's political system

• Multi-Party system

• Two-Party system

The beliefs, goals and values of a Political Party

• A Plank

• A Platform

The Candidate who wins the delegate votes from the Caucuses & Primaries

• Nominee

• Conservative

Explains the rules for the Electoral College

• 12th Amendment

• 24th Amendment

The votes of the citizens

• Popular

• Electoral

Lowered the voting age to 18 years old

• 26th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

Granted Women the Right to Vote

• 15th Amendment

• 19th Amendment

A Group which works to support a Candidate for office, but is NOT a part of the official campaign team.

• BCRA

• PAC

Law which bans racial discrimination related to suffrage rights

• Voting Rights Act 1965

• Federal Election Campaign Act 1971