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direct primary
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the selection of a political party's candidate for general election by the vote of ordinary citizens
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divided government
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when one party controls the presidency and another controls congress
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duverger's law
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the tendency for a single member district plurality system to favor a two party system
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multiparty systems
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a political system in which three or more political parties effectively compete for political office and no one party can win control of it all
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one-party system
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a political system in which representatives of one political party hold all or almost all of the major offices in government
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parliamentary system
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an electoral system which the party holding the majority of the seats in the legislature selects the chief executive
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party discipline
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requiring political party members in office to promote or carry out the party's agenda and punishing those who do not
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party in government
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the component of a political party that is made up of elected and appointed government officeholders who belong to a political party
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party in the electorate
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the component of a political party that ism made up of the people in the public who identify with a political party
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party organization
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the component of a political party that is composed of party professionals who hold official positions in the party
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party professionals
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party activist whose incentives for participating in party activities are primarily material and social in nature
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party vote
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a vote in which a majority of Democrats vote on one side and a majority or Republicans vote on the other
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policy motivated activists
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party activists whose incentives for participating in party activities are primarily purposive and social
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political machine
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a political organization characterized by a reciprocal relationship between voters and officeholders. Political support is given in exchange for government jobs and services. headed by a party boss, ----------- and party bosses maintain their power and control over government offices with techniques such as control over nominations patronage graft and bribery vote buying and rigging elections
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political party
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an organization that nominates and runs candidates for public office under its own label
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political patronage
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the giving of government jobs to people based on their party affiliation and loyalty
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presidential system
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a political system in which the chief executive(president) and the legislature are elected independently
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proportional representation
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a method of selecting representatives in which representation is given to political parties based on the proportion of the vote obtained. this method has the effect of encouraging multiple parties
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responsible party model
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a concept that describes democracies with competitive parties in which one party wins control of the government based on its policy proposals, enacts those proposals once it is in control, and stands or falls in the next election based on its performance in delivering its promises
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role theory
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a behavioral model of politics based on the assumption that human beings have a psychological need for predictability in their relations with each other
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single member district plurality system
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a method of selecting representatives in which one person will win the single position based on the plurality of the votes
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straight ticket voters
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voting for the same party's candidates for president and congress
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third parties
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minor political parties that periodically appear but have little success in winning office
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two party system
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a political system in which only two political parties have a realistic chance of controlling the major offices of government
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