| Term | Definition |
|---|
| candidate-centered politics | Politics that focuses directly on the candidates rather than party affiliation |
| superdelegate | National party leaders who automatically get a delegate slot at the democratic national party convention. |
| open primary | A primary in which a person may vote for any candidate regardless of part affiliation |
| hard money | Political contributions given to a party, candidate, or interest group that are limited in amount and fully disclosed. |
| reapportionment | The assigning by Congress of congressional seats after each census. |
| matching funds | Contributions of up to $250 are matched from the Presidential Election Campaign Fund to candidates for the presidential nomination |
| dealignment | A process whereby voters are moved toward nonpartisanship thus weakening the structure of political parties |
| proportional representation | An election system in which each party running receives the proportion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote. |
| issue-oriented politics | Politics that focuses on specific issues rather than on other loyalties |
| split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
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