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Political party |
A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office |
Elect |
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Mugwumps or progressives |
Republican party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage |
Republican, factions |
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Critical or realignment periods |
A period when a major lasting shift occurs in the popular Coalition supporting one or both parties |
Period, coalition |
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Primary elections |
Election held to determine the nominee from a particular party |
Election, nominee |
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Closed primary |
A primary election where only registered party members may vote for the party's nominee |
Register, members |
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Open primary |
A primary election will all voters regardless of party membership made vote for the party's nominee |
All voters |
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Super-delegates |
Party leaders and elected officials to become delegates to the National Convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses |
Leaders elected, run |
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Invisible primary |
Process by which candidates try to attract the support of key party leaders before the election begins |
Candidates attract |
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National Convention |
A meeting of party delegates held every 4 years |
Meeting 4 years |
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National Committee |
Delegates who run party Affairs between national conventions |
Affairs, conventions |
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Congressional Campaign Committee |
A Party Committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would be members |
Provides funds |
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National chair |
Day-to-day party manager elected by the National Committee |
Day-to-day |
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Political machines |
A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage |
Recruits, dispensing |
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Partisan identification |
A voter's long-term stable attachments to one of the political parties |
Long-term, attachment |
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Partisanship |
Another name for partisan identity |
Identity |
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Two party system |
An electoral system with two dominant parties that can compete in national elections |
System compete |
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Plurality 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 using almost all American elections |
Electoral, most |
