Unit 5 Test

Voting based on what is perceived to be in the citizen’s individual interest.

• Prospective Voting

• Retrospective Voting

• Rational-Choice Voting

Voting to decide whether the party or candidate in power should be re-elected based the recent past.

• Prospective Voting

• Retrospective Voting

• Rational-Choice Voting

Voting based on predictions of how a party, or a candidate will perform in the future.

• Prospective Voting

• Retrospective Voting

• Rational-Choice Voting

Organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions, and who field candidates for elections, in an attempt to control the government so they can implement the party's agenda.

• Political Party

• Political Socialization

• Political Platform

A set of positions/policy objectives that members of political party agree to.

• Political Party

• Political Socialization

• Political Platform

Political party that is formed as a result of a disagreement with existing political parties over economic policies.

• Ideological Party

• Splinter Party

• Economic Protest Party

A political party formed by members of an existing (major) party whose views or policies differ from those of the majority

• Economic Protest Party

• Single-Issue Party

• Splinter Party

 Political parties separate from the Democratic and Republican Parties. A group of people who are committed to a different cause other than the mainstream political parties.

• Ideological Party

• Splinter Party

• Single-Issue Party

Political party that campaigns on only one issue.

• Single-Issue Party

• Ideological Party

• Economic Protest Party

Organization of people whose members share policy views on specific issues and attempt to influence the government and public policy to their benefit.

• Political Party

• Political Platform

• Interest Groups