Ch9 Flashcards
congressional campaign committee
Party committee provides funds to members
Crit realign period
Periods when a shift effects a party
Ideological party
A principled party
Mugwumps
1900 progressives
National chairman
Day to day manager
Office bloc ballot
A ballot that picks all the party members
Personal following
Political support provided to candidate
Plurality
A winner take all
Political machine
Patronage dispensing organization.
Split ticket
Voting for candidates in different parties
Two party system
System with two competing parties
Straight ticket
Voting for officers in same party
Sponsored party
Local or state political party that’s supported by an organization or community
Solitary incentives
Incentives that drive people to politics
Caucus
Meeting of party members to pick candidate