APGovCh.11.Juan.Jaimes Flashcards
Political Party
An organized group that may include office holders, candidates, activist, and voters who pursue their common interest.
Political Machine
A party organization that recruits voter loyalty with tangle incentives and is characterized by a high degrees of control member activity.
Candidate-centered politics
Politics that focus on the candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than affiliation.
Party realignment
Dramatic shifts in partisan preferences that drastically alter the political landscape.
Critical Election
An election that signals a party realignment trough voter polarization around new issues and personalities.
Secular Realignment
The gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, based more on demographics shifts than on shocks 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.
Delegate
a person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular an elected representative sent to a conference.
Super-delegate
(in the Democratic Party) an uncollected delegate who is free to support any candidate for the presidential nomination at the party’s national convention
Donald J Trump
The fourthy-fifth president, a republican, elected in 2016.
National Party platform
A statement if the general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party.
Barrack Obama
The first African american president of the United States, a Democrat, who served as the fourthy forth president,
Party identification
A citizens attachment to a political party based on issues, ideology, past experiences and upbringing.
Hillary Clinton
First female candidate for presidency in the United State.
Propositional Representation
A voting system that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of the vote won by a particular political party.
