American Government Chapter 12

Precincts

most basic unit of American political party organization (local voting districts)

Special Interest Groups

Organizations that seek to influence a politician on specific social issues

PAC

Organizations used to give donations to a candidate that a special interest group supports

Party Government

What is the highest level of a party?

Party Organization

What is the 2nd largest level of a party?

Party Voters

What is the 3rd largest level of a party?

Lobbyists

Representative of a group before a political party

Citizenship

Allegiance to a nation

Expatriation

Renouncing one’s citizenship

Alien

a person who lives in a nation but is not a citizen of that nation

Naturalization

The process of changing his citizenship from one nation to another

Jus soli

law of soil

Jus sanguinis

law of the blood

Conscription System

able bodied men are required to join a particular branch of the armed forces for a certain period of time

Primary Elections

also called a party election

Closed Primary

only members of a specific party can vote (example Presidential Primary)

Open Primary

anyone can vote but can only choose 1 party

Blanket Primary

allows voters to vote a split ticket (both parties)

Runoff Primary

used when a candidate does not win a majority

Absentee

used if a citizen will be away from his state on election day

Office Group

the candidates are organized based on the office they are running for

Party Group

the candidates are organized based on the party they belong to

Bureaucracy

Controls the area where laws or regulations affect a citizen

Party Election

what is a primary election also called?

Australian Ballot

What voting system does America use?

Voting Machine

What is voting in all states done by?