SS- Mid-Term Elections

11/17-11/18

Political Party

Organized group that seeks to control government through elections and public office.

Major Political Party

Dominant party in government system

Political Party

Organized group that seeks to control government through elections and public office.

Major Political Party

Dominant party in government system

Two-Party System

System which candidates from only 2(major) parties have a real chance of winning.

Third Party

One of the less widely supported political party

Independent

A voter or candidate who doesn't identify with or regularly support a particular party

Platform

Written declaration of the principles and policy positions of a political party

Endorse

The action of publicly declaring support for a candidate

Mid-Term Election

Elections held in the U.S. in which members of Congress, state legislatures, and some state governors are elected, but the president is not.

Partisan

Very strong adherence to a political party(Biased)

Non-Partisan

Do not formally have a political party affiliation(Unbiased)

Bi-Partisan

Refers to an issue which both parties are in agreement

Incumbent

Current holder of a political office

Lobby/Lobbyist

Activities of an agent for a pressure group, usually to influence public policy

Swing State/Battleground State

A state that does not regularly support one political party over another

Ballot measures

An issue on which citizens directly vote to create or change a state of local law

Poll

Measures people's probability to do something or their opinion about a topic