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constituents
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The voters whom any particular elected offical represents.
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bipartisan
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Issues that unite people in both major parties.
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nonpartisan
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Issues that have nothing to do with party politics.
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mandate
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When the vote in a particular election implicitly endorses the views espoused by a candidate ahead of time.
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single-member districts
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Geographical units that select a sole representative for a legislative body.
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winner-take-all election
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A contest in which the candidate with the most votes takes an office, and the votes for losing candiates do not make a difference.
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proportional representation
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A system in which parties receive seats in a legislative body roughly proportional to their share of the votes.
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Whig party
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A 19th-century political party; it was one of the two major parties until breaking up in the 1850s. Supported an active national government.
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party platform
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The formal statement of a political party's beliefs and goals.
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Copperheads
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Northern Democrats who opposed the nation's Civil War.
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Union party
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Republicans reorganized themselves as the Union party in 1864 to attract votes from the War Democrats.
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Bull-Moose Party
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Short-lived political party that served as a vehicle for Teddy Roosevelt's 1912 campaign for president.
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States' Rights party
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Primarily Southern political party used as a vehicle to challenge President Truman's civil right program in 1948.
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American Independent party
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Political party whose most famous presidential candidate was Alabama governor George Wallace; mainly known for opposing racial desegregation.
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Populist party
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Primarily rural political party active in the late 19th century that opposed Eastern corprate interests, especially the railroads.
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Progressive Party
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Coalition of farmers, unions, and middle-class reformers that challenged two-party dominance during the early 20th century.
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Socialist party
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Left-wing political party active in the early 20th century; generally supported an aggressive redistribution of wealth.
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Libertarian party
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Political party active since the 1960s that opposes government activity beyond police powers and the court system.
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American party
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Anti-immigration party dominant in the 1850s.
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Prohibition party
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Long-lived single-issue party that opposed the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
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Reform party
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Political party that regularly nominates outsiders for public office, often those dedicated to increasing public participation in government, lowering the federal budget deficit, and reducing trade with foreign countries.
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Green party
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Recent, European-style political party that supports strong environmental laws and increased avenues for public participation in government.
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nonpartisan elections
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Elections in which candidates cannot identifiy their party affiliation on the ballot.
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political machines
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Urban political organizations that dominated city politics by providing supporters with jobs and favorable attention from government.
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caucus
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State gathering of political party members to select candiates for office.
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slate
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A party's list of candidates for multiple offices.
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congressional campaign committee
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Organization responsible for helping their party retain seats in, and gain new seats to, a particular chamber of congress.
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planks
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Individual issue positions mentioned in a party platform.
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