Unit 5: Elections & Political Parties

How many MAJOR political parties do we have in the US?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 10 or more

a group of people who work together to win elections, operate government, and influence public policy

• primary

• plank

• election

• political party

a party’s belief on one specific topic

• general election

• caucus

• platform

• plank

 the overall beliefs of a political party (all of the planks combined)

• platform

• incumbent

• two-party system

• caucus

elections held halfway through a President’s term

• Electoral College

• midterm elections

• general elections

• majority

the final election held in November to decide who gets a certain position

• primary

• caucus

• general

• Electoral College

the person running for re-election who already has the job

• incumbent

• midterm

• candidate

• electoral vote

The 2 major parties in the US today are the ...

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Democrats and Republicans

• Democratic-Republicans and Whigs

• Libertarians and Populists

True or false: You MUST have a driver's license to vote.

• True

• False

True or false: You MUST be at least 18 to vote.

• True

• False