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Key Terms
Government, Ch.9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 2 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 president & 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 |
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