AP Government Chapter 14 Flashcards

An organized group of party leaders, officialholders, and voters who work together to elect candidates to political office.

a virtual boundary around a geographic area to trigger an action or enforce a rule when a device enters or exits.

The degree to which a voter is connected to and influenced by a particular political party.

Voting for all of the candidates on the ballot from one political party.

Voting for candidates from different parties in the same election.

A set of positions and policy objectives that members of a political party agree to.

The process through which political parties identify potential candidates.

Group of voters who support a political party over time.

The organizations and channels that connect citizens to the government and allow them to express their political preferences.

The formal process through which parties choose their candidates for political office.

People who vote or act in politics based on what they believe will best serve their own personal benefits.

The public's perception of what each political party stands for. Including its values, policies, and reputation.

When the groups of people who support a political party shift their allegiance to a different political party.

A major national election that signals a change in the balance of power between the two parties.

The time period when one party wins most national elections.

A trend since 1969, in which one party controls one or both houses of congress and the president is from the opposing party.

A person who acts as the voters’ representative at a convention to select the party’s nominee.

An election in which a state’s voters choose delegates who support a presidential candidate for nomination or an election by a plurality vote to select a party’s nominee for a seat in congress.

A primary election in which all eligible voters may vote, regardless of their political party affiliation.

A primary election in which only those who have registered as a member of a political party may vote.

A process through which a state’s eligible voters meet to select delegates to represent their preferences in the nomination process.

Usually a Party leader or activist who is not pledged to a candidate based on the outcome of the state’s primary or caucus.

A decision by a state to push its primary or caucus to a date as early in the election season as possible to gain more influence in the presidential nomination process.

A meeting where delegates officially select their political party’s nominee for the presidency.

A trend in which candidates develop their own strategies and raise money with less influence from the party elite.

A system in which two political parties dominate politics, winning almost all elections.

An election system for a legislature in which citizens vote for parties, rather than individuals, and parties are represented in the legislature according to the percentage of the vote they receive.

An election system for choosing members of the legislature where the winner is the candidate who receives the most votes, even if the candidate does not receive a majority of the vote.

An electoral system where the candidate who wins the most votes in a given area receives all the electoral votes for that area.

Billionaire businessman who ran for president twice, influencing American politics by focusing campaigns on issues like the national debt and free trade agreements.

A lawyer who has run for president on third-party tickets, highlighting his impact on issues like consumer safety, environmental protection, and campaign finance reform.