1. People and Politics Vocabulary CE 5

2. Liberal

3. Liberal
People who prefer peaceful reform and usual advocates an expanded role for government

4. Conservative

5. Conservative
People who prefer the way things are and usually want to limit the role of government

6. Moderate

7. Moderate
People who avoid the extremes of either the liberal or conservative philosophy

8. Bias

9. Favoring one point of view
Bias
Favoring one point of view

10. Interest Groups

11. Interest Groups
People with a similar point of view who work together to promote that point of view

12. Nominate

13. Choose a candidate to run for political office
Nominate
Choose a candidate to run for political office

14. Political Action Committee

15. Political Action Committee
Political fund-raising organization established by a specific interest group

17. Platform

18. Platform
Political party’s statement of its goals and positions on public issues

19. Precinct

20. A geographical area that contains a specific number of voters
Precinct
A geographical area that contains a specific number of voters

21. Propaganda

22. Propaganda
A message that influences people’s ideas, opinions, or actions in certain ways

23. Campaign

24. Campaign
Active effort to get support for a particular candidate elected to office

25. Gerrymandering

26. Gerrymandering
Draw boundaries of election district so that one group has a political advantage