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DEALIGNMENT
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occurs when voters refuse to identify with either of the two parties and become increasingly independent
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DECENTRALIZATION
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refers to politcal power in American party politics that is distributed to state and local party organizations in addition to the national organization. Also refers to government authority being placed in local or regional governments rather than in a central authority
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PARTISAN IDENTIFICATION
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the psychological identification with on party of the other
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PARTY REALIGNMENT
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the term used to describe the transition from one dominant-party system to another. In TX politics it refers to the rise and possible dominance of the Republican party in recent years
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PRAGMATISM
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the philosophy that ideas should be judged on the basis of their practical results rather than on an idealogical basis. American political parties are pramatic because they are more concerned with winning elections than with taking clear uncompromising stands on issues
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PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
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a primary election which allos voter in the party to vote directly for those seeking their party's presidential nomination
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TWO PARTY SYSTEM
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when two donimant parties compete with each other for political offices. (minor or 3rd parties have little chance)
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