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23 Cards in this Set
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first political party in the US, supported a strong national govt
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Federalists
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first mass party in US, appealed to common voters
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Jacksonian Democrats
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convention to select presidential nominee and declare party platform
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Nominating convention
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candidate with the most votes (not necessarily a majority) wins
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Plurality system
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political organization based on patronage or spoils system
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Political machines
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group of like minded individuals band together to win elections
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Political party
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not voting consistently for the same party on one ballot
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Split ticket
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party leaders who automatically get a seat at the national convention
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Superdelegates
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a political party in US other than the two dominant parties
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Third party
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tradition of having only two competitive political parties
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Two-party system
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party opposed to Jacksonian Democrats
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Whigs
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electoral system where legislative seats are awarded to candidates who come in first
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Winner-take-all system
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global social and political movement advocating protection of natural resources
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Environmental movement
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campaigns on issues of special interest to women
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Feminist movement
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private attempt by person or organization to influence public policy
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Lobbyist
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private group organized to elect/defeat officials to influence policy
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Political action committees
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alliance between politicians/officials to take collective action
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Coalition
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election to determine nominees where the voter decides whether to participate as a Democrat or Republican
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Open primary
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election to determine nominees where only registered party members may participate
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Closed primary
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use of in-depth reporting to unearth scandals or schemes
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Investigative journalism
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the president’s spokesperson to the media
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Press secretary
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short video clip (15 sec.) typically all that is shown of a political speech on TV
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Sound bite
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intentional news leak to determine press reaction
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Trial balloon
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