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14 Cards in this Set
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Political Party |
An organized effort by office holders, candidates, activists, and voters to pursue their common interests by gaining and exercising power through the electoral process |
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Party Platform |
A political party's statement of its goals and policies for the next four years |
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Party in Government |
The office holders who organize themselves and pursue policy objectives under a party label |
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Party as an Organization |
The workers and activists who make up the party's formal organization structure |
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Party in the Electorate |
The voters who consider themselves allied or associated with the party |
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Political Machine |
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 |
Politics that focuses directly on the candidates, their particular issues, and character, rather than on party affiliation |
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Party Realignment |
A shifting of party coalition groupings in the electorate that remains in place for several elections |
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Critical Election |
An election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around new issues |
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Party Strcuture |
National -> State -> Local |
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National Party Platfrom |
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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Proportional Representation |
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 |
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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Dealignment |
A general decline in party identification and loyalty in the electorate |
