Question

one big party? name:
a. vocabulary. match each key term with its definition.
______ 1. political party
______ 2. write-in candidate
______ 3. public policy
______ 4. minority party
______ 5. third party
______ 6. platform
______ 7. political views
______ 8. ballot access
______ 9. candidate
______10. majority party
a. allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot
b. a persons ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved
c. a candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot
d. political party with the most elected members
e. the stand the government takes about how issues should be handled
f. a political party other than republican or democratic
g. an organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government
h. set of statements describing a partys views on major issues
i. political party that does not have a majority of the elected members
j. a person running for political office
b. registered voter! read each registered voters statement. then, decide how each voter is probably registered. be careful—some have more than

Explanation:

Each term is matched to its standard definition in U.S. political context:

1. A political party is an organized group sharing views to influence government.
2. A write-in candidate requires voters to hand-write their name on the ballot.
3. Public policy refers to the government's stance on addressing issues.
4. A minority party lacks a majority of elected members.
5. A third party is any party outside the two major U.S. parties (Democrat/Republican).
6. A platform is a party's formal set of issue positions.
7. Political views are a person's beliefs about government and problem-solving.
8. Ballot access is the ability for a party to place a candidate on the ballot.
9. A candidate is a person running for political office.
10. A majority party holds the most elected members.

Answer:

1. political party - G. An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government
2. write-in candidate - C. A candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot
3. public policy - E. The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled
4. minority party - I. Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members
5. third party - F. A political party other than Republican or Democratic
6. platform - H. Set of statements describing a party's views on major issues
7. political views - B. A person's ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved
8. ballot access - A. Allowing a political party to put a candidate on the ballot
9. candidate - J. A person running for political office
10. majority party - D. Political party with the most elected members