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Democratic National Committee
furthers the goals of the democratic party; composed of many democratic employees
Republican National Committee
furthers the goals of the republican party; composed of many republican employees
Democratic party
support aggressive efforts for minority rights and stronger protections of the environment
Republican party
advocate for strong national defense, reduction of government spending, and conservative doctrine
linkage institutions
channels that connect people with the government
robocalls
pre-recorded phone messages delivered automatically to large numbers of people reminding them to vote for their candidate; also discourage voting for other candidates
national chairperson
chief strategist and spokesperson; nongovernmental
social media
powerful tools for candidates to spread messages and build their brands
national convention
gathering of party leaders that established a tradition and necessary function
war chest
funds to spend for candidates that move from one level of government to the next
platform
a written list of beliefs and political goals
critical elections
reveal lasting changes to loyalties to political parties
Mcgovern-Fraser Commission
examine and rewrite convention rules; ensured minorities, women, and young voter representation
Democratic- Republicans
The First Alignment or Jeffersonians; enjoyed 2 decades of dominance with decline of the Federalists
New- Deal Coalition
FDR; Democratic state and local party organizations, minorities, farmers and immigrants
party dealignment
citizens becoming independents and turning away from politics
divided government
a situation in which one party controls Congress and the other controls the White House
party realignment
a change in underlying electoral forces due to changes in party identification
Grand Old Party (GOP)
the Republican party; dominated national politics with their pro-growth, pro-business agenda from 1860-1932
super delegates
high ranking delegates not beholden to any state primary vote
Jacksonian Democracy
the shift toward greater democracy for the common man and away from the aristocracy that previously had the power
Whig Party
opponents of Jackson party, advocated for strong national government, infrastructure and strong national bank
Jeffersonians
another name for the Democratic Republicans
ballot access
fees and signatures that are required to vote in every state; independents have a difficult time
splinter parties
3rd parties; form when large factions of members break off from a major party
economic- protest parties
form to oppose other parties
swing states
states that could vote either way in an election
ideological parties
Liberatarians; subscribe to consistent ideology across multiple issues
third parties (minor parties)
structural barriers in the political system have limited their impact and influence
single-issue parties
based off of specific topics; often rise and fall
two- party system
discourages third party and independent candidates; has generally dominated the political scene
single-member districts
the candidate who wins the most votes or publicity; wins office
winner take all voting
all states award their electoral votes to the candidate who wings the plurality of the popular vote
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