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Party Era

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historical periods in which a majority of voters cling to the party in power

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Party Identification

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a citizen’s self-proclaimed preference for one party or the other

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Party Image

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the voters perception of what the Republicans or Democrats stand for

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Party Realignment

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the displacement of the majority party by the minority party

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Partisan Identification

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identifying with a particular party

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Party platform

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a political party’s statement of its goals and policies for the next four years

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Party Machine

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a type of political party organization that relies heavily on material inducements to win votes and to govern

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Patronage

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an inducement for voting for a particular party, such as a job

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Political Action Committees

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the political wing of an Interest group

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Political socialization

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the process by which we acquire our political beliefs

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Presidential primaries

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elections in which voters in a state vote for a candidate

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Presidential Election Campaign fund

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money from the $3 federal income tax which is then distributed to qualified candidates to subsidize their presidential campaigns

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Proportional election

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an electoral system that awards seats in congress based upon vote totals, as opposed to winner take all

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Plurality election

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an election where whoever gets the most votes wins

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Political Efficacy

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the belief that one’s political participation really matters

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Political party

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a team of people seeking to get members of its group elected to office

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Public opinion

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the distribution of the population’s beliefs about politics and policy issues