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Chapter 14 Vocab
Vocabulary from chapter fourteen AP Gov.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Party | Ann organized group of party leaders, office holders, and voters who work together to elect candidates to political office |
| Party Identification | The degree to which a voter is connected to and influenced by a particular political party |
| Straight Ticket Voting | Voting for all of the candidates on the ballot from one political party |
| Split Ticket Voting | Voting for candidates from different parties in the same election |
| Party Platform | A set of positions and policy objectives that members of a political party agree to |
| Recruitment | The process through which political parties identify potential candidates |
| Party Coalition | Group of voters who support a political party over time |
| Realignment | When the group of people who support a political party shift their allegiance to a different political party |
| Critical Election | A major national election that signals a change in the balance of powers between the two parties |
| Party Era | Time period when one party wins most national elections |
| Era Of Divided Government | A trend since 1969, in which one party controls over both houses of Congress and the president is the opposing party |
| Nomination | The formal process through which parties choose their candidates for political office |
| Delegate | A person who acts as the voters representative at a convention to select the party's nominee |
| Primary Election | An election in which a states voters choose delegates who support a presidential candidate for nomination or an election by a plurality vote to select party's nominee for a seat in Congress |
| Open Primary | A primary election in which all eligible voters may vote, regardless of their party's affiliation |
| Closed Primary | A primary election in which those who have registered as a member of a political party may vote |
| Caucus | A process through which a states eligible voters meet to select delegates to represent their preferences in the nomination process |
| Super Delegate | Usually a party leader or activist who is not pledged to a candidates based on the outcome of the states primary or caucus |
| Front-Loading | A decision by a state to push its primary or caucus to a date and early in the election season as possible to gain more influence in the presidential nomination process |
| National Convention | A meeting where delegates official select their party's nominee for the presidency |
| Candidate-Centered Campaign | A trend in which candidates develop their own strategies and raise money with less influence from the party elite |
| Two-Party System | A system in which two political parties dominate politics, winning almost all elections |
| Proportional Representative System | An election system for a legislature in which citizens vote for parties rather than individuals and parties are represented in the legislature according to the percentage of a vote they receive |
| Single-Member Plurality System | An election system for choosing members of the legislature where the winner is the candidate who receives the most votes, even if the candidate does not receive a majority of the votes |
| Third Party | A minor political party in competition with the two major parties |
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