Ch. 12: Political Parties Vocab Quizizz

People who say they do not support a political party.

• Independent Voters

• Write-In Candidate

• Political Party

• Caucus

Declaring that you are running for office.

• Split Ticket

• Nominate

• Self-Nomination

• Straight Ticket

The practice of voting for candidates of more than one party on the same ballot.

• Open Primary

• Direct Primary

• Straight Ticket

• Split Ticket

A meeting of party leaders to discuss issues or choose candidates.

• Independent Voters

• Political Party

• Caucus

• Write-In Candidate

To select candidates to run for public office

• Patronage

• Nominate

• Platform

• Self-Nomination

To go door to door handing out information and asking people which candidates they support.

• Canvass

• Patronage

• Platform

• Planks

The practice of voting for the candidates of only one party.

• Self-Nomination

• Direct Primary

• Straight Ticket

• Split Ticket

Voting districts

• Patronage

• Planks

• Precincts

• Nominate

A primary in which voters do not need to declare a party before voting, but may vote in only one party's primary.

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

• Split Ticket

• Direct Primary

An organization of citizens who wish to influence and control the government by getting their members elected to office.

• Write-In Candidate

• Political Party

• Independent Voters

• Caucus