APGOPO Unit 5 pt 2 - Political Participation

A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.

• Caucus

• Primary

• Party Convention

• Midterm Election

A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote.

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

The body of electors from each state who formally elect the president and vice-president of the US.

• Electoral College

• Federal Elections Commission

• Linkage Institutions

• Political Machine

An election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill public offices.

• General Election

• Primary Election

• Caucus

• Party-Line Voting

An officeholder who is seeking reelection.

• Incumbent

• Political Consultant

Primary election in which any voter, regardless of party, may vote.

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

A meeting of delegates from a political party to vote on policy and select party candidates for public office.

• Party Convention

• Midterm Elections

• Party Organization

• Political Efficacy

The total amount of votes cast in an election.

• Popular Vote

• Electoral Vote

• Framing

• Voter Registration

People who promote the election of candidates for political office by helping advise candidates on how best to present their ideas to the public.

• Political Consultant

• Incumbent

• Party in the Electorate

• Party Organization

Also known as the McCain-Feingold Act, this banned soft money and reduced attack ads.

• Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002

• Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission

• National Voter Registration Act of 1993

• Voting Rights Act of 1965