Chapter 9 Terms Flashcards
Republican Party faction from the 1890s to 1910s, composed of reformers who opposed patronage.
Mugwumps or progressives
A period when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties.
Critical or realignment periods
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election.
Split ticket
Voting for candidates of the same party.
Straight ticket
A ballot listing all candidates of a given office under the name of that office; also called a “Massachusetts” ballot.
Office-bloc ballot
A ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party; also called an “Indiana” ballot.
Party column ballot
A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office.
Political party
A meeting of party delegates held every four years.
National convention
Delegates who run party affairs between national conventions.
National committee
A party committee in congress that provides funds to members and would be members.
Congressional campaign committee
Day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee.
National chair
Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses.
Super delegates
A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage.
Political machine
A party that values principled stands on issues above all else.
Ideological party
The social rewards (pleasure, status or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations.
Solidary incentives
