Political Parties - Unit 4 Flashcards
What is a political party?
A political party is an organized group of leaders, office holders, and voters who work together to elect candidates to political office.
What is party identification?
Party identification is the degree to which a voter is connected and influenced by a particular political party
What is straight ticket voting?
Straight ticket voting is voting for all of the candidates on the ballot from one political party.
What is Split Ticket voting?
Split ticket voting is voting for candidates from different parties in the same election.
What is a Party Platform?
A party platform is a set of positions and policy objectives that members of a party agree to. (Base of party)
What is Recruitment?
Recruitment is the process through which political parties identify potential candidates
What is Party coalition?
A Party Coalition is a group of voters who support a party over time.
What is Realignment?
Realignment is when groups that support one party shift their allegiance to a different political party.
What is a Critical Election?
A critical election is a major national election that signals a change in the balance of power between the two parties.
What is a Party Era?
A party era is a time when one party wins most national elections
What is an Era of divided government?
An era of divided government is a trend since 1969 in which one party controls one of both houses of congress and the president is from the opposing party.
What is a nomination?
A nomination is the formal process through which parties choose their candidate to run for office.
What is a Primary Election?
A primary election is an election in which state’s voters choose delegates who support a presidential candidate for nomination or election by a plurality vote to select a party’s nominee for a seat in congress
What is an Open Election?
An election where all eligible voters may vote regardless of their party affiliations.
What is a CLosed Election?
An election where only those who have registered as a member of a political party may vote
What the purpose of a Party Caucus?
The purpose of a party caucus is to select a nominee.
How does a Party Caucus work?
Voters meet up to select delegates and discuss their preferences in the nomination process.
What is the difference between a Primary and a Caucus?
A primary is financed by the government and they have to abide by state laws and caucus’s are more flexible?
What is Frontloading?
Front loading is when a state decides to push its primary or caucus to a date as early as possible in election season to gain more influence in the presidential nomination process.
What is a Two Party System?
A two party system in which two political parties dominate politics, winning all elections.
What does coalition building do?
Coalition building brings together different groups to achieve a common goal.
What is Gerrymandering?
the drawing of electoral district boundaries with the intent of creating undue advantage for a party.
What is a single-member plurality system?
an election system for choosing members of the legislature where the winner is the candidate who receives the most votes, even if the candidate does not receive a majority of the votes.
What is an interest group?
Interest Groups- collection of people who share some common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends.
