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APgovCH7Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Party column ballot | Ballot in which all candidates are listed under the party designations making it easy for voters to cast votes for all the candidates of one party |
| Office block ballot | ballot in which all candidates are listed under the office for which they are running |
| Non-partisan | a local or judicial election in which party affiliation is not listed on ballots |
| Patronage | the dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party |
| Soft money | money contributed to party building purposes that does not have to be disclosed under federal law |
| Honeymoon | a period at the president’s term in which the prez enjoys general positive relations with the press and congress ( usually 6 months) |
| Caucus | a meeting of political party members to choose party officials and/or candidates for public office and to decide the platform |
| Party convention | a meeting of party delegates to pass on matters of policy and in some cases to select party candidates for public office |
| Direct Primary | election open to all member of the party in which voters choose the person who will be the party’s nominees in the general election |
| Open primary | a primary in which any voter regardless of party, may vote |
| Cross-over voting | a member of one party voting for the candidate of another party |
| Closed primary | a primary in which only persons registered in the party holding the primary may vote |
| Proportional representation | an election system in which each party running receives the portion of legislative seats corresponding to its proportion of the vote |
| Winner-take-all | an election system in which candidates with the most votes wins. |
| Minor party | a small political party that rises and falls with a charismatic candidate or, if composed of ideologies on the right or left, usually persists over time (aka 3rd party) |
| Realigning election | an election during periods of historic change in the economy and society that proves to be a turning point, defining the agenda of politics and the alignment of voters within parties |
| Laissez-faire | doctrine opposing governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property |
| Keynesian economics | economic principles based on the principles advocated by John Maynard Keynes; increasing governmental spending during business slumps and curbing spending during booms |
| Divided government | governance divided between the parties, especially when one controls the white house and the other controls congress |
| Political party | an organization that seeks political power by electing people to office so that its positions and philosophy become public policy |
| National party convention | the national meeting of delegates elected in primaries, caucuses, or state conventions who assemble once every 4 years, to nominate candidates for president and vice president, ratify the party platform, elect officers, and adopt rules |
| Party registration | the act of declaring party affiliation; required by some states when one registers to vote |
| Party identification | an informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood |
| Deallignment | change in the composition of electorate or its partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents |
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