AP GOV CHAPTER 9 POLITICAL PARTIES

239717532	Political Party	A group that seeks to elect candidates to political office
239717534	National Congressional Campaign Committee	A party committee in congress that provides funds to members and would-be members
239717535	Critical or realignment period	Period in which a major lasting shift occurs in support for one political party due to a wedge issue.
239717536	Ideological Party	A party that values principled stands on issues above all else
239717537	Factional Party	Parties that are created by the split in a major political party, usually over the philosophy of the major party's presidential candidate
239717538	One Issue or Single Issue Party	Party that focuses on one issue. Usually can be identified by their name
239717539	Economic Protest Party	Parties usually based in a specific region. Especially farmers that protest depressed economic conditions. Usually disappear when conditions get better
239717540	National Committee (RNC or DNC)	Delegates who run party affairs between national conventions
239717541	National Convention	A meeting of party delegates held every four years. At this, they elect who will be running for president
239717542	Delegates (to the National Convention)	A person sent or authorized to represent others, in particular, an elected representative sent to a conference
239717543	Two Party System	An electoral system that has two dominant parties that compete in national elections
239717544	Multi Party System	a system where there are large amounts of major and minor political parties that all hold a serious chance of receiving office, and because they all compete, a majority may not come to be, forcing the creation of a coalition.
239717545	Plurality system of elections	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
239717546	Split Ticket Voting	Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
239717547	Straight Ticket Voting	Voting for candidates who are all of the same party
239717548	Office-Block Ballot	A ballot listing all candidates of a given office under the name of that office; also called a "Massachusetts" ballot
239717549	Party column ballot	A ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party; also called an "Indiana" ballot
239717550	The Seven Dwarfs	Name for the 7 candidates for the Democratic Presidential Primary. All weak candidates
239717551	Party Base	A group of people that associate themselves with a certain party. They are usually living in a state that is red or blue, and they fit into the social classes that the certain party aims to attract. Ex. from the 1896 to the 1930's, Northern States were Republican and Southern States were Democratic.
239717552	Primary Election	Done by voters to decide who runs for office. We elect who will run.
239717553	The Democratic Leadership Council	A group of people who argued that the Democratic Party should move away from the leftward turn it took in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
239717554	Swing Voter or Independent	Voters who have no real party association, and their voting can change the outcome of an election
239717555	Party Platform	A list of actions that the party supports in order to get people to vote for them.
239717556	Superdelegates	Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses
240112755	Party Label	Used to identify with a certain political party or group. Shows what party stands for.
240112756	National Chairman	Day to day party manager elected by the national committee. ( Republican and Democratic leaders)