Political Parties
AP Government with Lullmann at Indianola High School
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Anti-Masonic party
political party that held the first convention in American history
caucus
a closed meeting of party leaders to select party candidates
congressional campaign committee
a committee in each party to help elect or reelect members
critical (realigning) period
features a sharp, lasting shift in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties
Democratic-Republicans
the political party founded & led by Thomas Jefferson
factional parties
parties formed by a split within one of the major parties
factions
a name applied by some of the Founders to political parties, to connote their tendency towards divisiveness
Federalists
the political party founded & led by Alexander Hamilton
Hatch Act
addressed the issue of federal civil service employees taking an active part in political management or campaigns
ideological parties
parties that value principle above all else
initiative
an election wwhich citizens can place on the legislative agenda proposals by non-government groups
machine
a party unit that recruits members with tangible rewards & that is tightly controlled by the leadership
Mugwumps
a name for party volunteers who letter came to form their own reform movement
national (party) chair
the person elected & paid to manage the day-to-day work of a national political party
national committee
delegates from each state who manage party affairs between conventions
national convention
a meeting of elected party delegates every 4 years to nominate presidential & vice-presidential candidates & ratify a campaign platform
nonpartisan election
an election in which candidates for office are not identified by party labels
office bloc ballot
a ballot listing all candidates for a given office under the name of that office
organizational party
a party that stresses national organization to raise money & give assistance to local candidates & party units
party column ballot
a ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party
political party
a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by supplying them with a label
proportional representation
an electoral system that distributes numerous seats to parties on the basis of their percentage of the popular vote
referendum
an election in which citizens directly approve or disapprove legislation proposed by the government
Republican
only third party to ever win a presidential election
second-party system
the arrangement of political parties initiated by Andrew Jackson
solidary groups
parties organized around sociability, rather than tangible rewards or ideology
solidary incentives
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split ticket voting
the practice of voting for one major party's candidate in state or local elections & the other's at the national level
sponsored parties
party units established or maintained by outside groups
stalwarts
a name for party professionals, as opposed to volunteers
Superdelegates
elected officials who serve as delegates to the national convention
Tammany Hall
a machine that began as a caucus of well-to-do notables in New York City
two-party system
an electoral system with 2 dominant parties that compete in state & national elections
winner-take-all
an electoral system that gives the only office to the candidate with the largest vote total, rather than apportioning numerous offices by the percentage of the total vote
About this deck
By: Natalie Swaim
Textbook: Wilson American Government Tenth Edition At New For Used Price
Created: 2011-10-17
Size: 34 flashcards
Views: 2
Textbook:
Wilson American Government Tenth Edition At New For Used PriceCreated: 2011-10-17
Size: 34 flashcards
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