Chapter 12 Vocab Flashcards
The tendency of third parties to arise with some regularity in a nominally two-party system
Third-partyism
To vote for candidates of different parties in various offices in the same election
Ticket-split
Institutional collection of policy-oriented researchers and academics who are sources of policy ideas
Think tank
Voting system that that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of the vote won by a particular political party
Proportional representation
Group of office holders, candidates, activists & voters who identify with a group label and seek to elect public office individuals who run under that label
Political party
Voters who consider themselves allied or associated with the party
Party in the electorate
A citizens personal affinity for a political party, usually expressed by his or her tendency to vote for candidates of that party
Party identification
Workers or activists that staff the party’s formal organization
Organizational party
A statement of the general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party, usually promulgated at the national convention
National party platform
A party meeting held in the presidential election year for the purposes of nominating a presidential and vice presidential ticket and adopting a platform
A national convention
Party organization that recruits it’s party members with tangible incentives and is characterized by a high degree of control over member activity
Political machine
Politics that focus on a specific issues rather than on party, candidate, or other loyalties
Issue oriented politics
Office holders and candidates who run under a political parties banner
Governmental party
Selection of the party candidates through the ballots of qualified voters rather than at party nomination conventions
Direct primary
Group of interests or organizations that join forces for the purpose of electing public officials
Coalition
