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A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office.

Political party

Mugwumps

Republican party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s, composed of reformers who opposed patronage.

Critical (realignment) periods

A period when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties.

Primary elections

An election held to determine the nominee from a particular party.

Closed primary

A primary election where only registered party members may vote for the party's nominee.

Open primary

A primary election where all voters (regardless of party membership) may vote for the party's nominee

Super-delegates

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

Invisible primary

Process by which candidates try to attract the support of key party leaders before the election begins

National convention

A meeting of party delegates held every four years

National committee

Delegates who run party affairs between national conventions

Congressional campaign committee

A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members

National chair

Day-to-day party manager elected by the National committee

A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage.

Political machines

A voters long term, stable attachment to one of the political parties.

Partisan identification

Another name for a partisan identity

Partisanship

An electoral system with two dominate parties that compete in national elections.

Two-party system

Electoral system in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority; used in almost all American elections.

Plurality system

a political party whose electoral strength is so small as to prevent its gaining control of a government except in rare and exceptional circumstances.

Minority parties