The process of candidate selection in an electoral system.

This major party is represented by the color blue and a donkey mascot.

The process by which voters can vote early by mail without actually going to their polling place on election day.

Means of communication that reach large audiences.

The one major conservative news network.

Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators.

This major party’s philosophy includes smaller government, greater individual freedom, and a focus on traditional values.

The practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election.

The attitudes held by a significant number of people on matters of government and politics.

The Democratic Party, Green Party, and Peace and Freedom Party are all located on this side of the political spectrum.

The current officeholder.

This minor party began as a single-issue party.

An election held within a party to pick that party’s candidates for the general election.

Technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors.

The greatest factor discouraging qualified voters from exercising their right to vote.

A group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election.

This minor party is best described as an economic protest party.

Special interest groups who generate the most funding for political campaigns and elections.

Leaving one side out of an article.

Four types of mass media.

One’s own influence or effectiveness on politics.

This minor party is located on the far right side of the political spectrum.

The effect of a strong candidate running for office, helping to attract voters to other candidates on the party’s ticket.

A pattern of placing news stories so as to downplay information supportive of either conservative views or liberal views.

The constitutional amendment that upholds the voting age of 18.