a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office by providing a label or party identification and mobilize voters to get them into polls
What is a political party
100
voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
What is split ticket
100
day to day party manager elected by the national committee
What is national chairman
100
A party organization that recruits members by the use of tangible incentives (including money, political jobs, governments favors)
What is a political machine
100
An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections
What is two party system
200
when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition, supporting one or both parties
What is critical/realignment period
200
Voting for candidates who are all of the same party
What is straight ticket
200
a party committee in congress that provides funds to members and would-be-members
What is congressional campaign committee
200
political organizations are committed to a comprehensive set of beliefs as well as political and social
What is ideological party
200
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
What is plurality system
300
political parties that do not dominate the government, they usually disintegrate and the problems they address are adopted by major parties (like Republicans and Democrats)
What are minority parties/third parties
300
a ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party
What is party column ballot
300
a meeting of party delegates held every four years
What is national convention
300
The social rewards (pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations
What are solidary incentives
300
a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate
What is caucus
400
republican party faction of 1890s - 1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage
What is a mugwump/progressive
400
ballot that shows much more ticket splitting
What is office bloc ballot
400
delegates who run party affairs between national conventions
What is national committee
400
A local or state political party that is largely supported by another organization in the community
What are sponsored parties
400
prohibited federal civil service employees engaging in some forms of political activity, but did not end political machines
What is Hatch Act
500
groups that established the first sign of political parties in 1800
What are Jeffersonian Republicans/Anti Federalists
500
a group of people that strictly votes for officials of the same party
What are loyal party members
500
party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses
What is a superdelegate
500
The political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and the networks
What is Personal Following
500
higher abroad because political parties in other nations effectively mobilize voters