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Chapter 7 Vocabulary
Caucus
a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention
delegates, etc.
a meeting of party members within a legislative body to select leaders
and determine strategy.
Congressional Campaign Committee
a party committee in Congress that provides funds to members who are running for reelection or to
would-be members running for an open sear or challenging a
candidate from the opposition party
Direct Primary
a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by
direct vote.
Economic-Protest Parties
parties, usually based in a particular region, especially involving
farmers, that protest against depressed economic conditions.
These tend to disappear as conditions improve.
Factional Parties
parties that are created by a split in a major party, usually over the identity and philosophy of the
major party’s presidential candidate
First Party System
the political system existing in the US between roughly 1792 and 1824. it featured two national
parties that competed for control of the Presidency, Congress, and
the States: the Federalists and the Republicans.
Ideological Party
values principles, spurns money incentives, and is usually
contentious and factionalized.
Initiative
a procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose a statute,
constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote
on its adoption.
the general right or ability to present a new bill or measure, as in a legislature.
Mugwumps
a Republican who bolted the party in 1884, refusing to support
presidential candidate James G. Blaine.
National Chairman
a paid, full-time manager of a party’s day-to-day work who is
elected by the national committee.
National Committee
a committee of delegates from each state and territory that runs party
affairs between national conventions.
National Party Convention
convention in which a party gathers together to decide who will be their candidate for president.
Old Guard
the conservative element of any political party, esp. the Republican
party.
One-Issue Parties
parties seeking a single policy, usually revealed by their names,
and aboiding other issues.
Personal Following
the political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal
popularity and networks.
Plurality System
an electoral system, used in almost all American elections, in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if s/he does not receive a majority of the votes.
Political Machine
a group that controls the activities of a political party; "he was endorsed
by the Democratic machine
Political Party
an organization to gain political power; "in 1992 Perot tried to organize a third party at the
national level"
Second Party System
the political system existing in the United States from about 1828 to 1854. the major parties were the Democratic Party and the Whig
Party.
Solidary Group
Solidary Incentive
the social rewards that lead people to join local or state political
organizations.
Special Interest Caucus
A meeting of people with similar interests, such as organizations to represent African Americans and
homosexuals.
Sponsored Party
A local or state political party that is largely staffed and funded by
another organization with established networks in the
community.
Super Delegates
Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention with out having to run in primaries or
caucuses.
Two-Party System
a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less
equal in strength.
Unit Rule
(in national conventions of the Democratic party) a rule whereby
a state's delegation votes as a unit, not recognizing minority votes within the delegation.
Winner-Take-All System
Just like it sounds, the winner takes everything, even if they just won
by one vote.