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AP GOV Politcal Parties Needed Voab

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Single-Member District
An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.
Partisan Politics
political actions or decisions that benefit a particular party
Tipping
A phenomenon that occurs when a group that is becoming more numerous over time grows large enough to change the political balance in a district, state, or country.
Whig Party
An American political party formed in the 1830s to oppose President Andrew Jackson and the Democrats, stood for protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements
Dixiecrats
conservative Democrats who abandoned the national Democratic Party in the 1948 presidential election
voter mobilization
a party's efforts to inform potential voters about issues and candidates and to persuade them to vote
straight ticket voting
practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election
Reverse-Income Effect
A tendency for wealthier states or regions to favor the Democrats and for less wealthy states or regions to favor the Republicans. The effect appears paradoxical because it reverses traditional patterns of support.
Rational Choice Theory
A popular theory in political science to explain the actions of voters as well as politicians. It assumes that individuals act in their own best interest, carefully weighing the costs and benefits of possible alternatives.
Patronage
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Plurality Of Votes
vote in which the winner needs to win more votes than any other candidate
party image
The voter's perception of what the Republicans or Democrats stand for, such as conservatism or liberalism
Era of Good Feelings
A name for President Monroe's two terms, a period of strong nationalism, economic growth, and territorial expansion. Since the Federalist party dissolved after the War of 1812, there was only one political party and no partisan conflicts.
critical election
An election when significant groups of voters change their traditional patterns of party loyalty.
coalition
a group of individuals with a common interest on which every political party depends
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