netw rks Vocabulary Builder Activity

NAME _______________________________________ CLASS ______________ DATE __________Vocabulary Builder ActivityPolitical Partiesnetw rksA. Content VocabularyDirections: Write the letter of the correct definition next toeach word or phrase.1. national committee2. political party3. caucus4. precinct5. two-party system6. political machine7. third party8. direct primary9. closed primary10. platform11. open primary12. plurality13. majorityA. election in which only declared members of a party can votefor that party’s nomineeB. powerful party organization that dominates local electionsC. meeting of state and local party organizationsD. largest number of votesE. election in which voters choose candidates to represent eachparty in a general electionF. geographic area containing a specific number of votersG. group of party members from every state that raises fundsand organizes the party’s conventionH. election in which voters choose candidates for a generalelection without having to declare their party affiliationI. more than 50 percent of the total votes castJ. organization of people with shared political beliefs thathopes to win elections and operate the governmentK. term for a minor political partyL. a party’s expression of its beliefs and its position onimportant issuesM. a type of political system in which two major political partiescompete for powerCopyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.1

NAME _______________________________________ CLASS ______________ DATE __________Vocabulary Builder ActivityPolitical Partiesnetw rksC. Combined Vocabulary ReinforcementDirections: Complete the following sentences by selectingthe content or academic vocabulary term that best fits theblank. Not all terms are used.1. The members of a (national committee /plurality / closed primary) make the arrangements for aparty’s national convention.2. The Democrats and the Republicans are the main partiesin a(majority / petition / two-party system).3. Health-care reform was an issue in the Democratic Party’s(direct primary / platform /precinct).4. New York’s Tammany Hall was an example of a(political machine / two-party system / platform).5. A political party may (caucus / stress /petition) the inexperience of the other party’s candidate.6. There can be a wide (plurality / range /platform) of opinions within one political party.7. You may vote in a (majority / precinct / thirdparty) that is located in a neighborhood(political machine / open primary / adjacent) to theneighborhood where you live.8. The most common method of choosing candidates to runin general elections is by means of(directprimary / caucus / plurality).Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.3