Ch 4 Terms Flashcards
An ALLIANCE of a VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS in SUPPORT of a PARTICULAR CANDIDATE for elected office.
coalition
FORMAL PARTY MEETINGS to SELECT LEADERSHIP AND DELEGATES and to CREATE PLATFORM.
conventions
STATEWIDE RACES below the level of president, U.S. senator, or governor.
down-ballot races
DIVISION GROUP within a POLITICAL PARTY.
faction
CHARACTERIZING A GROUP who ADHERE to a SET OF STRICT POLITICAL BELIEFS.
ideological
the STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES passed by a POLITICAL PARTY’S CONVENTION.
platform
a GROUP OF PEOPLE who SHARE COMMON GOALS and ATTEMPT TO CONTROL GOVERNMENT by WINNING ELECTIONS
political party
a POLITICAL MOVEMENT of ORDINARY PEOPLE who FEEL THEIR CONCERNS HAVE BEEN DISREGARDED BY THOSE IN POWER.
populist
the BASIC OR GRASSROOTS LEVEL at which DELEGATES ARE SELECTED to the COUNTY PARTY CONVENTION.
precinct convention
a POLITICAL SUBDIVISION through which ELECTIONS ARE CARRIED OUT.
precinct
MIDLEVEL PARTY MEETING between PRECINCT AND STATE; SAME LEVEL AS COUNTY CONVENTION.
state senatorial district convention
coalition
An ALLIANCE of a VARIETY OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS in SUPPORT of a PARTICULAR CANDIDATE for elected office.
conventions
FORMAL PARTY MEETINGS to SELECT LEADERSHIP AND DELEGATES and to CREATE PLATFORM.
down-ballot races
STATEWIDE RACES below the level of president, U.S. senator, or governor.
faction
DIVISION GROUP within a POLITICAL PARTY.
