AP Gov Chap. 11 Esmeralda Ayala Flashcards
political party
an organization group that may include office holders, candidates, activists, and voters who pursue their common interests by gaining and exercising power through the electoral process
Thomas Jefferson
principle drafter of the Declaration of Independence; second vice president of the United States; third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. co-founder of the Democratic-Republican Party
political machine
a party organization that recruits voter loyalty with tangible incentives and is characterized by a high degree of control over member activity
candidate-centered politics
politics that focus on the candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than party affiliation
party realignment
dramatic shifts in partisan preferences that drastically alter the political landscape
critical election
an election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around new issues and personalities
secular realignment
the gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, based more on demographic shifts than on shifts to the political system
national convention
a party meeting held in the presidential election year for the purposes of nominating a presidential and vice presidential ticket and adopting a platform
delegate
role played by representative who votes the way his or her constituents would want
superdelegate
delegate to the democratic party’s national convention that is reserved for a party official and whose vote at the convention is unpledged to a candidate
Donald J. Trump
the forty-fifth president, a Republican, elected in 2016; first president elected without prior political or military experience
national party platform
a statement on the general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party
Barack Obama
the first African American president of the United States, a Democrat, who served as forty fourth president from 2009 to 2017
party idenrification
a citizen’s attachment to a political party based on issues, ideology, past experience, or upbringing, which tends to be a reliable indicator of likely voting choices
Hillary Clinton
first female major party candidate for president of the United States, a Democrat, who ran against President Donald J. Trump in 2016