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Voting-Age Population |
Citizens who are eligible to vote after reaching the minimum age requirement. |
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Registered Voters |
People who are registered to vote. |
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Literacy Test |
A requirement that citizens show that they can read before registering to vote. |
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Poll Tax |
A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote. |
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Grandfather Clause |
A clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867. |
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White Primary |
The practice of keeping blacks from voting in the southern states' primaries through arbitrary use of registration requirements and intimidation. |
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Australian Ballot |
A government-printed ballot of uniform dimensions to be cast in secret that many states adopted around 1890 to reduce voting fraud associated with party-printed ballots cast in public. |
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Activists |
People who tend to participate in all forms of politics. |
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Political Party |
A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office. |
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Critical/Realignment Period |
Periods when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties. |
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Split Ticket |
Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election. |
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Straight Ticket |
Voting for candidates who are all of the same party. |
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Office-Bloc Ballot |
A ballot listing all candidates of a given office under the name of that office; also called a "Massachusetts" ballot. |
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Party-Column Ballot |
A ballot listing all candidates of a given party together under the name of that party; also called an "Indiana" ballot. |
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National Convention |
A meeting of party delegates held every four years. |
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National Committee |
Delegates who run party affairs between national conventions. |
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Congressional Campaign Committee |
A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members. |
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National Chairman |
Day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee. |
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Superdelegates |
Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses. |
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Political Machine |
A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage. |
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Ideological Party |
A party that values principled stands on issues above all else. |
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Solidary Incentives |
The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations. |
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Sponsored Party |
A local or state political party that is largely supported by another organization in the community. |
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Personal Following
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The political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks. |
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Two-Party System |
An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections. |
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Plurality System |
An electoral system in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority; used in almost all American elections. |