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Compassionate conservative

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Strand of conservative philosophy that takes more active role in welfare, education and immigration

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Libertarian

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Someone who advocates minimal state intervention

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Liberal

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Someone who advocates state intervention to create an equal society

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Conservative

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Someone who opposes radical change to the structure of society

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The solid south

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Democratic party’s solid political and electoral control of Southern states between 1860s and 1960s

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National committee

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Party structure at national level (DNC & RNC). Fairly weak and only really play a role during elections

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State-level organisation

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Stronger party structures with distinct regional ideologies. Candidates elected at state level in primaries

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50 party system

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No two state parties are the same as they are organisationally autonomous and ideologically varied

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No party system

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Candidates are more important than parties; split ticket voting is common

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Party decline

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View that parties were declining in terms of membership, functions and importance in 1970s and 1980s

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Party renewal

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Theory that parties are vital in fundraising and campaigning

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Tea Party movement

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Faction of libertarian Republicans which emerged around the time of 2008 election