Chapter 9- Political Parties Flashcards
Congressional campaign committee
A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would be members
Critical or realignment period
Periods when a major, blasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties
Ideal logical party
Party that values principles stands on issues above all else
Mugwumps (or progressive)
Republican Party function of the 1890s to the 1910s, compose the reformers who opposed patronage
National chairman
Day to day party manager elected by the national committee
National committee
Delegates to run party affairs between national conventions
National convention
A meeting of party delegates held every four years
Office-bloc ballot
A ballot listing all candidates of a given office under the same name of that office; also called a “Massachusetts” ballot
Party-column ballot
About how it listing all candidates of a given party together under the same name that party; “Indiana” ballot
Personal following
The political support provided to the candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks
Plurality system
In elect oral system in which the winner is that person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority; used in almost all American elections
Political machine
A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage
Political party
A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
Solitary incentives
The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations
Split ticket
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
Sponsored party
A local or state political party that is largely supported by another organization in the community
Superdelegates
Party leaders and what did officials will become delegates to the national convention without having to run primaries or caucuses
Two-party system
An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections
Caucus
A meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate
