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Vocabulary

Published on Jan 21, 2020

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Vocabulary

Period 3 Howard Omar

Democrat

 an advocate or supporter of democracy.

Republican

a person advocating or supporting republican government. 

liberal

open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values. 

conservtive

federalist

a person who advocates or supports a system of government in which several states unite under a central authority. 

Anti-federalist

were opposed to a strong central government 

two party system

 where two major political parties dominate the political landscape.  

precincts

precincts

a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes. 

planks

a fundamental point of a political or other program. 

platform

the declared policy of a political party or group. 

lobbyists

a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators. 

media

the main means of mass communication (broadcasting, publishing, and the Internet) regarded collectively. 

public opinion

public opinion

views prevalent among the general public. 

Apathy

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. 

initiatives

the power or opportunity to act or take charge before others do. 

Referendums

a general vote by the electorate on a single political question which has been referred to them for a direct decision. 

constituents

being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect. 

interest groups

a group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest or concern. 

suffrage

the right to vote in political elections. 

straight ticket

straight-party voting is the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballo 

canvass

solicit votes from (electors in a constituency). 

third parties

a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute.  

Proposition

a statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion.  

political party

A political party is an organized group of people who have the same ideology, or who otherwise have the same political positions  

political spectrum

 DescriptionA political spectrum is a system to characterize and classify different political positions in relation to one another upon one or more geometric axes that represent independent political dimensions