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32 Cards in this Set
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political party
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a group of individuals outside of government that organizes to win elections, to operate the government, and to determine public policy
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Electorate
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the party that is made up of the nation's voters, and the party in the electorate consists fo all those eligible voters who describe themselves as Democrats or Republicans
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Two-Party System
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the pary system in the U.S.; a system when two major parties dominate national politics
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Minor Parties/Third Parties
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smaller parties
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One-Party System
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the party system in which a single party monopolizes the organization of governmental power and the positions of authority
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Muliparty System
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the party system in which more than two political parties compete for power and electoral offices
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Consensus
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a general agreement
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single-member district system
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the system in which the candidate who gets the most votes obtains a plurality and wins the election
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plurality
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the largest number (of votes)
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run-off election
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occurs when no one person receives more than 50% of the votes
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nomination
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a party's endorsement for a candidate
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primary
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a preliminary election to choose a party's final candidate
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canvasses
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the distribution of a party's campaign literature and ask people to vote for their candidates
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minority party
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the party with fewer members in the legislature
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majority party
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the party with the most members in the legislature
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coalitions
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inviduals and groups with a variety of interests and opinions that are drawn together;
i.e. political parties |
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party identifiers
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people who think of themselves as party members but do not actively participate in party efforts
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solidarity
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mutual agreement with the views of friends, love ones, and other like-minded people
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independents
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those people who do not classify themselves with any particular party
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party platform
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a declaration of the party's beliefs and postitions on major issues
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planks
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the party's official positions on specific issues
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realigning election
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shows a long-lasting shift in fundamental party loyalties among a large portion of voters, so that what was the weaker party emerges as the dominant party
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ideology
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a comprehensive set of beliefs about human nature and govt. institutions
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minimum wage
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the lowest legal wage
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old-age pensions
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retirement plans that give people income after they stop working
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Patronage
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the practice of rewarding faithful party members with jobs or contracts
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ward
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a political division or district within a city designated for electing members of a city council
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precinct
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the basic unit of party organization and of election polling
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national convention
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a convention that is held every 4 years during the summer before the presidential election; they are often described as the party's national voice
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national party committee
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a committeee of delegates elected by their state to direct party business during the four years between national conventions
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party ticket
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the party's presidential and vice presidential candidates
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national party chairperson
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a person selected by a party's national committee to serve as head of the national party committee
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