| Hint | Term |
| Issue in which candidates have different views and the nation is divided on the issue as well | |
| A meeting of party members in which party delegates are selected | |
| A group of people that seeks political office with a specific platform | |
| A convention every presidential election to nominate the party's candidate for president | |
| A politician who is running for reelection | |
| Lists candidates by office and party allowing for more split ticket voting | |
| Voting for more than one party | |
| Social rewards for why people join interst groups | |
| Electoral system which the winner must only win the electoral college not the popular vote | |
| These parties only focus on one issue | |
| Funds from individuals, corporations or unions that are spent on campaign activities | |
| Money spent by political action commitees that is not linked to a candidates campaign | |
| The tendancy of lesser known candidates to be elected when a highly known candidate is on the ticket | |
| private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue | |
| Voting for a candidate because of an issue brought up during the election | |