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| an organization that sponsors candidates for political office under the organization's name |
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| designation as an official candidate of a political party |
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| a set of interrelated institutions that links people with government |
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| a body of electors chosen by voters to cast ballots for president and vice president |
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| a closed meeting of the members of a political party to decide questions of policy and the selection of candidates for office |
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| a gathering of delegates of a single political party from across the country to choose candidates for president and vice president and to adopt a party platform |
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| the statement of policies of a national political party |
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| an election that produces a sharp change in the existing pattern of part loyalties among groups of voters |
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| the change in voting patterns that occurs after a critical election |
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| a political system in which tow major political parties compete for control of the government. Candidates from a third party have little chance of winning office |
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| a lessening of the importance of party loyalties in voting decisions |
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| the system by which one office, contested by two or more candidates, is won by the single candidate who collects the most votes. |
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| Proportional Representation |
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| the system by which legislative seats are awarded to a party in proportion t o the vote that party wins in an election. |
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| a voter's sense of psychological attachment to a party |
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| a committee of a political party composed of party chairpersons and party officials from every state. |
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| a meeting to select party leaders and decide committee assignments, held at the beginning of a session of Congress by Republicans or Democrats in each chamber |
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| Congressional Campaign Committee |
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| an organization maintained by a political party to raise funds to support its own candidates in congressional elections |
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| a centralized party organization that dominates local politics by controlling elections |
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| Responsible Party Government |
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| a set of principals formalizing the ideal role of parties in a majoritarian democracy |
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