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POLS Lesson 2 Ch.4

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temporary party organization
primaries and conventions that function briefly to nominate candidates, pass resolutions, adopt a party conventions at higher levels.
platform
a document that sets forth a political party's position on issues such as income tax school vouchers, or public utility regulation.
precinct convention
at the lowest level of political party organization voters convene in March of even-numbered years to adopt resolutions and to name delegates to a county convention.
county convention
a party meeting of precinct delegates held on the second Saturday after precinct conventions; it elects delegates and alternates to the state convention.
district convention
held on the second Saturday after the first primary in counties that have more than one sate senatorial district. Participants elect delegates to the party's state convention.
state convention
convenes every even numbered year to make rules for a political party, adopt a party platform and resolutions, and select members of the state executive committee; in a presidential election year, it elects delegates to the national convention, names members to serve on the national committee, and elects potential candidate receives the plurality of the popular vote in the general election.
presidential preference primary
a primary in which the voters indicate heir preference for a person seeking nomination as the party's presidential candidate.
caucus
a meeting at which members of a political party assemble to select delegates and make other policy recommendations at the precinct, county or state senatorial district and state levels.
superdelegate
an unpledged party official or elected official who serves as a delegate to a party's national convention.
permanent party organization
in Texas, the precinct chairs, county and district executive committees, and the state executive committee form the permanent organization of a political party.
precinct chair
the party official responsible for the interests and activities of a political party in a voting district; typical duties include encouraging voter registration, distributing campaign literature, operating phone banks, and getting out the vote on Election Day.
county executive committee
composed of a party's precinct chairs and the elected county chair, the county executive committee conducts primaries and makes arrangements for holding county conventions.
county chair
elected by county party members in the primaries, this key party official heads the county executive committee.
district executive committee
composed of county chairs within a district that elects a state senator, U.S. or state representative, or district judge, this body fills a vacancy created by the death, resignation, or disqualification of a nominated candidate.
state executive committee
composed of a chair, vice chair, and two members from each senatorial district, this body is part of a party's permanent organization.
conservative
a person who advocates minimal intervention b government in social and economic matters and who gives a high priority to reducing taxes and curbing public spending.
neoconservatism
a political ideology that reflects fiscal conservatism, but accepts a limited government role in solving social problems.
liberal
a person who advocates for government support in social and economic matters and who favors political reforms that extend democracy, achieve a more equitable distribution of wealth, and protect individual freedoms and rights.
neoliberal
a political ideology that advocates less government regulation of business but supports more governmental involvement in social matters.
dealignment
occurs when citizens have no allegiance to a political party ad become independent voters.
realignment
occurs when members of one party shift their affiliation to another party.
third party
a party other than the Democratic Party or the Republican Party. Sometimes called a "minor party" because of limited membership and voter support.
independent candidate
a candidate who runs in a general election without party endorsement or selection.
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