an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office

system of government in which two political parties compete for power

a political party that challenges the two major parties

series of statements expressing a party's principles, beliets, and positions on election

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representatives from the 50 state party organizations who run a political party

a meeting of political party members to conduct party business

geographic area that contains a specific number of voters

astrong party organization that

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an election in which voters choose candidates to represent each political party in a general election

an election in which only the declared members of a political party are allowed to vote for that party's nominees

an election in which voters need not declare their party preference

the most votes among all those running for a political office

a number that is more the 50 percent of the total

The party that lost the election for president, governor, or congressional seats

The right to vote

to record or enroll

the location

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the list of candidates for which you cast your vote

percentage of eligible voters who actually vote

a lack of interest

Basic relief

Matter of debate or dispute

A procedure of which citizens can propose new laws or

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a procedue by which citizens vote on state or local laws

a special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office

a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president

the votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote

A system in which the candidate who wins the popul vote in a state usually receives allof these electoral votes

to seek votes from voters

Political organization established by a corporation, labor union a other special-interest group designed to support candid by contributing money

this case ruled in favor of Bush by saying that recounting the votes in certain counties of Florida was unconstitutional because of equal protection of the law; Gore's wish to make the process as simple and painless as possible backfired

Head of the National Woman's party that campaigned for an equal rights amendment to the Constitution. She opposed legislation protecting women workers because such laws implied women's inferiority. Most condemned her way of thinking.

A militant feminist group led by Alice Paul that argued the Nineteenth Amendment was not adequate enough to protect women's rights. They believed they needed a more constitutional amendment that would clearly provide legal protection of their rights and prohibit sex-based discrimination.