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Chapter 9

Political Parties

TermDefinition
Political Party A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office.
Mugwumps (progressive) Republican Party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s, composed of reformers who opposed patronage.
Critical (Realignment) Periods A period when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties.
Primary Elections An election held to determine the nominee from a particular party.
Closed Primary A primary election where only registered party members may vote for the party's nominee.
Open Primary A primary election where all voters (regardless of party membership) may vote for the party's nominee.
Super-Delegates Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses
Invisible Primary Process by which candidates try to attract the support of key party leaders before the election begins.
National Convention A meeting of party delegates held every four years.
National Committee Delegates who run party affairs between national conventions.
Congressional Campaign Committee A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members.
National Chair Day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee.
Political Machines A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage.
Partisan Identification A voter's long term, stable attachment to one of the political parties.
Partisanship Another name for partisan identity.
Two-Party System An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.
Plurality System An electoral system in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority; used in almost all American elections.
Minority Parties Third parties outside of the two major parties.
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