Wilson Chapter 9: Political Parties
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Caucus | a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate |
| Congressional Campaign Committee | a party committee in congress that provides funds to members and would-be members |
| Direct Primary | a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office |
| Economic Protest Party | a political party dominated by feelings of economic discontent. |
| Factional Party | party that is created by a split in a major party, usually over the identity and philosophy of the major party's presidential candidate |
| Ideological Party | a party that values principled stands on issues above all else |
| Initiative | Process that permits voters to put legislative measures directly on the ballot. |
| Mugwump (or Progressive) | Republican Party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage. |
| Critical or Realignment Period | Periods when a major , lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties. |
| Solidary Incentive | the social rewards that lead people to join or local or state political organizations. People who find politics fun and want to meet others who share their interests are said to respond to these kind of incentives. |
| Special Interest Caucus | A group within a political party united by a concern over a specific cause |
| Split Ticket | Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election. |
| Sponsored Party | a local or state political party that is largely supported by another organization in the community |
| National Chairman | day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee |
| National Committee | delegates who run party affairs between national conventions |
| National Party Convention | A meeting of party delegates held every four years |
| One Issue Party | Parties seeking a single policy, usually revealed by their names, and avoiding other issues. An example would be the Free Soil party. |
| Personal Following | the political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks |
| Plurality System | an electoral system in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority; used in almost all American elections |
| Political Machine | a party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage |
| Political Party | a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office |
| Solidary Group | A political party organization based on gregarious or game-loving instincts. It survives on the basis of a friendship network. |
| Superdelegates | party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses |
| Two Party System | An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in state or national elections. Third parties have little chance of winning. |
| Winner-Take-All System | An element of the electoral system used in the United States which requires that only one member of the House of Representatives can be elected from each congressional district. |
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