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| Official already in office; seniority and name recognition make them hard to defeat |
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| Elections used to narrow down candidates from each party |
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| Election held in November to choose candidates for various races & offices |
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| Statement of a political party's beliefs or stance on a variety of issues |
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| Each issue in a party's platform |
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| group of people responsible for choosing the President (Add Senators + Representatives) |
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| Having more years of experience (usually what committee assignments are based on) |
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| Voting for candidates from both parties |
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| Voting for all of the candidates from one party |
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| Dividing up districts based on political parties, racial groups, etc. (oddly-shaped districts) |
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| A way citizens can get an issue on the ballot |
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| Proposed law (voted on through the initiative process) |
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| Type of election to remove an elected official from office |
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| required judicial participation of citizens 18 or older |
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| Where Democrats and Republicans choose (name) their nominees for President |
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| Type of election in which you do not have to be a party member to vote |
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| The most important aspect of informing citizens |
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| Going door to door asking for votes |
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| Attaching a negative label to a candidate |
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| Groups that work for special-interest groups & raise money for candidates |
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| Term that describes how a small number of people care about government and voting |
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| When a political party controls local government for a long period of time & becomes unresponsive to the people |
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