Jasmine Elizalde-Chapter 11 vocab Flashcards

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political party

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an organized group that may include office holders, candidates, activists, and voters who pursue their common interests by gaining and exercising power through the electoral process.

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Thomas Jefferson

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principle drafter of the declaration of independence; second vice president of the United States; third president of the US from 1801-1809. Co-founder of the democratic-republican party.

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political machine

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a party organization that recruits voter loyalty with tangible incentives and is characterized by a high degree of control over member activity.

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candidate-centered politics

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politics that focus on the candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than party affiliation.

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party realignment

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dramatic shifts in partisan preferences that drastically alter the political landscape.

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critical election

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an election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around new issues and personalities.

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secular realignment

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the gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system.

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national convention

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a party meeting held in the presidential election year for the purposes of nominating a presidential and vice presidential ticket and adopting a platform.

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delegate

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role played by representative who votes the way his or her constituents would want, regardless of personal opinions; may refer to an elected representative to congress or a representative to the party convention.

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superdelegate

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delegate to the democratic party’s national convention that is reserved for a party official and whose vote at the convention is unpledged to a candidate.

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Donald J. Trump

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the 45 president, republican, elected in 2016; first president elected without prior political or military experience; an experienced businessman.

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national party platform

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a statement of the general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party, usually promulgated at the national convention.

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Barack Obama

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the first african american president of the US, democrat, who served as 44 president from 2009-2017, senator from Illinois from 2005-2008; member of the Illinois Senate from 1997-2004.

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party identification

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a citizen’s attachment to a political party based on issues, ideology, past experience, or upbringing, which tends to be a reliable indicator of likely voting choices.

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Hillary Clinton

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first female major party candidate for president of the US, democrat, who ran against President Donald J. Trump in 2016. secretary of state from 2009-2013; new york senator from 2001-2009; former first lady.

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proportional representation

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a voting system that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of the vote won by a particular political party.

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winner-take-all system

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an electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party wins the election.

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partisan polarization

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the presence of increasingly conflicting and divided viewpoints between the Democratic and Republican parties.