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AP Gov: Chapter 9

Terms in this set (17)

political party
a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
mugwumps or progressives
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
primary election
election in which voters decide which of the candidates within a party will represent the party in the general election
closed primary
A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote
open primary
a primary election where all voters (regardless of party membership) may vote for the party's nominee
Super delegates
party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses
invisible primary
process by which candidates try to attract the support of key party leaders before the election begins
National Convention
The meeting of party delegates every four years to choose a presidential ticket and write the party's platform.
national committee
delegates who run party affairs between national conventions
congressional campaign committee
a party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members
national chair
day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee
political machine
a party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage
partisan identification
a voter's long-term, stable attachment to one of the political parties
Partisanship
another name for partisan identity
two-party system
An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.
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
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