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| a group of voters organized to support certain public policies |
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-a small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics
-a state of conflict within an organization; dissension |
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| views prevalent among the general public |
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| the mass media are diversified media technologies that are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication |
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-a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation, especially a dispute
-of or relating to a person or group besides the two primarily involved in a situation |
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| Political Action Committees |
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| an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level |
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| a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality |
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| social conservatives may believe that the government has a role in encouraging or enforcing traditional values or behaviors |
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| voting or straight-party voting is the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballot |
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| a vote for candidates of different political parties on the same ballot, instead of for candidates of only one party, in the presidential elections like for example a voter may choose a republican for president, but a democratic candidate for senator |
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-a raised level surface on which people or things can stand
-the declared policy of a political party or group |
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| Electors/Electoral College |
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| they may be state-elected officials, party leaders, or persons who have a personal or political affiliation with the presidential candidate, on election day the voters in each state choose the electors by casting votes for the presidential candidate of their choice |
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-a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election
-a regular election for statewide or national offices |
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| -a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principle, especially presidential, election |
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-an act of voting by the electorate of a country or area
-the choice expressed though the votes cast by the electorate |
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| "Winner-takes- all System" |
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| in single winner plurality voting, each other is allowed to vote for only one candidate, and the winner of the election is whichever candidate represents a plurality of voters, that is, whoever received the largest number of votes |
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