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Government Test 3
Chapter 8 Bold Print Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | An organization that sponsors candidates for political office under the organization's name. |
| Political System | A set of interrelated institutions that link people with government. |
| Nomination | Designation as an official candidate of a political party. |
| Electoral College | A body of electors chosen by voters to cast ballots for president and vice president. |
| Caucus | A closed meeting of the members of a political party to decide questions of a policy and the selection of candidates for office. |
| Party Platform | The statement of policies of a national political party. |
| Electoral Realignment | The change in voting pattern that occurs after a critical election. |
| Electoral Dealignment | A lessening of the importance of party loyalties in voting decisions. |
| Proportional Representation | The system by which legislative seats are awarded to a party in proportional to the vote that party wins in an election. |
| National Committee | A committee of a political party composed of party chairpersons and party officials from every state. |
| Congressional Campaign Committee | An organization maintained by a political party to raise funds to support its own candidates in congressional elections. |
| Responsible Party (Government) | A set of principles formalizing the ideal role of parties in a majoritarian democracy. |
| National Convention | A gathering of delegates of a single political party from across the country to choose candidates for president and vice president and to adopt a party platform. |
| Critical Election | An election that produces a sharp change in the existing pattern of party loyalties around groups voters. |
| Two - Party System | A political system in which two major political parties compete fro control of the government. Candidates from a third party have little chance of winning office. |
| Majority Representation | The system by which one office, contested by two or more candidates, is won by the single candidate who collects the most votes. |
| Party Identification | A voters sense of psychological attachment to a party. |
| Party Conferences | A meeting to select a party leaders and decide committee assignments, held at the beginning of a session of Congress by republicans or Democrats in each chamber. |
| Party Machine | A centralized party organization that dominates local politics by controlling elections. |
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