AP US Government:week 10

353784546	political parties	organization that tries to influence gov. policy by promoting its ideas and backing candidates for office
353784547	political spectrum	a way of visualizing different political positions.
353784548	two-party system	political party system with two major political parties
353784549	primary elections	Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the general election
353784550	bolter parties	third party formed to address issues in demand that the two main parties are not addressing strongly enough
353784551	doctrinal parties	third parties that represent an ideology considered too radical by mainstream parties
353784552	single-issue parties	political parties that concentrate on a single public policy issue
353784553	independent candidates	leaders with strong personalities who cannot get support from one of the two major parties
353784554	platform	a series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues
353784555	split ticket voting	voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
353784556	party dealignment	the gradual disengagement of people and politicians from the parties, as seen in part by shrinking party identification.
353784557	party realignment	the displacement of the majority party by the minority party, usually during a critical election period
353784558	divided government	congress is one party; and executive is the other party
353784559	coalition	partnership or union of seperate political parties
353784560	Political Action Committees	(PACs) Organizations that collect money to distribute to candidates who support the same issues as the contributors.