Ch 8 Vocab

Question 0

a team of men and women seekin to control the governing apparatus by gainin office in a duly constituted election-anthony downs

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Political party

Question 1

Battle of parties for control of public offices

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Party competition

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Channels through which ppl’s concerns bcm pol issues on govt’s policy agenda

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Linkage institutions

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Seeks to explain political processes and outcomes as consequences of purposive behavior

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Rational choice theory

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Voter’s perception of wgat the repubs and democrat stand for

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Party image

Question 5

A citizens self proclaimed preference for one larty or the other

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Party identification

Question 6

Voting w/1 party for 1 office & w/another party for other offices

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Ticket splitting

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Type of pol party organization that relies heavily on material inducements to win votes and govern

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Party machines

Question 8

One of the party mach key inducements; patronage job, promotion, or contract is one thats given for pol reasons rather than for merit or competence alone

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Patronage

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Elections to select party nominees in which only ppl who have registered in adv w/the party can vote for that party’s candidates

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Closed primaries

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Elections to selext party nominees in which boteers can decide on election day whether they want to participate in the dme or repub contests

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Open primaries

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Elections to select party nominees in whcih voters are presented w/a list of candidates from all parties

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Blanket primaries

Question 12

Meeting of party delegates every 4 yrs to choose a presidential ticket & write party’s platform

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National convention

Question 13

Keeps the party operating btwn conventions, composed of representatives from the states & territories

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National committee

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Person responsible for the day to day activities of the party & is usually handpicked by the presidential nominee

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National chairperson

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Group of individuals w/a common interest in which every pol party depends

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coalition

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Historical periods in which a majority of votes cling to party in power which tends to qin a majority of the eleections

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Party eras

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Elctorate “earthquake” where new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old ones & the majority party is often displaced by the minority party

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Critical election

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Displacement of the majority party by the minority party usually during a critical election period

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Party realignment

Question 19

formed by the democrats who dominated Am politics from 1930s-60s, basic elements:urban working class, ethnic groups, Catholics and Jews, rhe poor, southerners, Af Ams& intellectuals

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New Deal coalition

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Gradual disengagement of ppl & politicians from the parties as seen in part by shrinking party identification

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Party dealignment

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Electoral contenders other than the 2 major parties

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Third parties

Question 22

Electoral system in which legislative seats are awarded only to the camdidates who come in first in their constituencies

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Winner-take-all system

Question 23

Electoral systam used throughout most of Europe that awards legislative seats to pol partiez in proportion to the number of votes won in an election

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Proportional representation

Question 24

When 2 or more larties join together to form a majority in a national legislature

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Coalition govt

Question 25

View favored by some pol scientists about how parties should work

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Responsible party model