unit 3: 1-28

Question 1

a party committee in congress that provides funds to members and would be members

Answer 1

congressional campaign committee

Question 2

periods when a major lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties

Answer 2

critical or realigning period

Question 3

party that values principled stands on issues above all else

Answer 3

ideological party

Question 4

republican party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage

Answer 4

mugwumps / progressives

Question 5

day to day party manager elected by the national committee

Answer 5

national chairman

Question 6

delegates who run party affairs between national conventions

Answer 6

national committee

Question 7

a meeting of party delegates held every four years

Answer 7

national convention

Question 8

the political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks

Answer 8

personal following

Question 9

an electoral system in which the winner is that person who gets the most votes, even if they they d o not receive a majority, used in almost all american elections.

Answer 9

plurality system

Question 10

a party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage

Answer 10

political machine

Question 11

a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office

Answer 11

political party

Question 12

the social rewards that lead people to join political organizations

Answer 12

solidary incentive

Question 13

voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same elction

Answer 13

split ticket

Question 14

a local or state political party thats largely supported by another organization in the community

Answer 14

sponsored party

Question 15

voting for candidates who are all of the same party

Answer 15

straight ticket

Question 16

party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses

Answer 16

superdelegates

Question 17

an electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.

Answer 17

two party system

Question 18

organizations that under section 527 of the internal revenue code, raise and spend money to advance political causes.

Answer 18

527 organizations

Question 19

a primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties

Answer 19

blanket party

Question 20

a meeting of voters held to help choose a candidate for office.

Answer 20

caucus (electoral)

Question 21

a primate election in which voting is limited to already registered party members

Answer 21

closed primary

Question 22

the alleged tendency of candidates to win more votes in an election because of the presence at the top of the ticket of a better known candidate such as the president

Answer 22

coattails

Question 23

an election held to determine which candidate will hold office

Answer 23

general election

Question 24

drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizarre or unusual shapes so they favor one party

Answer 24

gerrymandering

Question 25

person already holding office

Answer 25

incumbent

Question 26

spending by political action committees, corporations, or labor unions that is done to help a party, or candidate but is done independently of them

Answer 26

independent expenditures

Question 27

drawing the boundaries of legislative districts so that they are unequal in population

Answer 27

malapportionment

Question 28

a primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place

Answer 28

open primary