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| A group of individuals who organize to win elections, operate the government, and determine policy. |
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| A process in which the popular support for and relative strength of the parties shift and the parties are reestablished with different coalitions of supporters. |
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| A preliminary election held for the purpose of choosing a party's final candidate. |
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| The political party that has fewer members in the legislature than the opposing party |
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| The political party that has more members in the legislature than the opposing party |
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| An alliance of individuals or groups with a variety of interests and opinion who join together to support all or part of a political party's platform |
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| All of the citizens eligible to vote in a given election |
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| A person who identifies himself or herself as being a member of a particular political party. |
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| A party member who helps to organize and oversee party functions and planning during and between campaigns |
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| Mutual Sympathy among the members of a particular group. |
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| A system of rewarding the party faithful and workers with government jobs or contracts. |
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| A local unit of a political party's organization, consisting of a division or district within a city. |
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| A political district within a city, such as a block or a neighborhood, or a rural portion of a county; the smallest voting district at the local level. |
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| The meeting held by each major party every four years to select presidential and vice-presidential candidates, write a party platform, and conduct other party business. |
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| A list of a political party's candidates for various offices. In national elections, the party ticket consists of the presidential and vice-presidential candidates. |
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| The document drawn up by each party at its national convention that outlines the policies and positions of the party. |
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| The political party leaders who directly party business during the four years between the national party conventions, organize the next national convention, and plan how to obtain a party victory in the next presidential elections. |
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| National Party Chairperson |
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| An individual who serves as a political party's administrative head at the national level and directs the work of the party's national committee. |
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| A political system in which two strong and established parties compete for political offices. |
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| In the United States, an party other than one of the two major parties (Republican and Democratic) |
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