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Government, Ch.9

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Coalitions of people who form a united front to win control of government & implement policy Political Parties
IDENTIFICATION WITH or SUPPORT of a particular party or cause Partisanship
A multi-member district SYSTEM that allows each political party REPRESENTATION in PROPORTION to its percentage of the total vote Proportional Representation System
A type of electoral SYSTEM in which, to win a seat in the parliament or other representative body, a candidate need only receive the MOST VOTES in the election, not necessarily a majority of the votes casts Plurality System
A political SYSTEM in which only TWO PARTIES have a realistic opportunity to compete effectively for control Two Party System
The DIVISION between the two major parties on most policy issues, with members of each party unified around their party's positions with little crossover Political Polarization
The process by which political parties select their candidates for ELECTION TO PUBLIC office Nominations
ELECTIONS held to select a party's candidate for the GENERAL ELECTION Primary Election
A normally CLOSED political party business meeting of citizens or lawmakers to select candidates, elect officers, plan strategy, or make decisions regarding legislative matters Caucus
A campaign STRATEGY that uses data & demographics to identify the interests of small groups of like-minded individuals & deliver tailored ADS or messages designed to influence their voting behavior Micro-Targeting
The formal structure of a POLITICAL PARTY, including its leadership, election committees, active members, & paid staff Party Organizations
Meeting CONVENED by the RNC & DNC to nominate official candidates for PRESIEDENT & vice president in the upcoming election, establish party rules, & they adopt the party's platform National Convention
PARTY document, written at a national convention, that contains party, principles & party positions Party Platform
STRONG PARTY organizations in late nineteenth & early twentieth century American cities; these machines were led by often corrupt "BOSSES" who controlled party nominations & patronage Party Machine
The resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make partisan appointments to offices & to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters Patronage
The PARTY that holds the MAJORITY of legislature seats in either the House or the Senate Majority Party
The PARTY that holds the MINORITY of legislature seats in either the House or the Senate Minority Party
An individual voter's psychological ties to one party or another Party Identification
Voting based on the past performance of a candidate or political party Retrospective Voting
Partisans who contribute time, energy, & effort to support their party & its candidates Party Activists
People not formally aligned with a political party Independents
The emotional dislike of members of the other party Affective Polarization
A phenomenon in which people form strong opinions against a political party rather than in support of one Negative Partisanship
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