Semester One Review

6. (actions parties do) find & nominate a candidate, tells voters about the issues, help candidate win, watch the actions of those in office
7. parties that introduce new ideas, may take votes from 2 major parties
10. obey laws, serve on jury or witness when summoned, pay taxes, serve in armed forces if called
12. representation determined by how many people represent the state in Congress (senate + house)
13. amendment that gives us rights to speech, press, religion, petition, assembly
15. hold office, register/vote, participate in campaign, stay informed
17. tells us who is running for office, points out certain issues, reports information using different points of view
18. citizenship process for those not born here
19. a government that is not all-powerful; only do what people allow
20. protects us from unfair government actions; guarantees fairness in legal procedures

1. type of group that has shared ideas that advocate for policies to benefit them
2. government has citizens vote for people to make decisions about government on their behalf
3. what parties have in common (ex. win, influence policy, gain supporters by appealing to the center of spectrum)
4. these costs are rising; more fund-raising needed; gives advantage to wealthy individuals running for office
5. a way of trying to influence lawmakers to vote for or against a bill
8. laws apply equally to all
9. process used to select president/v-president
10. people are the source of power
11. get unlimited amounts of donated money to run campaigns
14. can be predicted by looking at age, education, and income (amount of money one makes)
16. unfair way of favoring one idea over another