"____"-take-all system; a electoral system in which the party that receives at least one more vote than any other party wins the election
A function of the American party system that keeps the party unified
"_______" party; the office holders who organize themselves and pursue policy objectives under a party label
Candidate "_________," which is politics that focuses directly on the candidates, their particular issues, and character, rather than on party affiliation
A group made up of interests or organizations that join forces for the purpose of electing public officials
Parties have endured the years because they have "_____," or changed over the years to remain relevant and helpful.
"______" party platform; a statement of the general and specific philosophy and policy goals of a political party
The selection of party candidates through the ballots of qualified voters rather than at party nomination conventions
"______" politics; politics that focuses on specific issues rather than on party, candidate or other loyalties.
A reason political parties have endured; they are able to bounce back from defeat. They are "______"
"______" election; an election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around news issues
"______" realignment; the gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system
Parties have endured because they are flexible and "_____."
A party, which started in 1832k that succeeded the old Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans, and held the first national presidential nomination convention
"_____" age; characterized by political and social changes that shrank the influence of political parties (civil service laws, direct primaries, etc.)
"_____" money; the virtually unregulated money funneled through political parties under the auspice of party building