American Government and Politics Today, Brief Edition, 2014-2015

156 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy National Committee A standing committee of a national political party establis ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 157 Divided Government A situation in which one major political party cont ...

158 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Democratic Party One of the two major American political parties evolving out ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 159 GOP A nickname for the Republican Party, which stands for “grand old p ...

160 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy to government action in the economy. (Wilson’s progressivism did not extend to ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 161 more success than the Democrats. Until the 1990s, Congress remained De ...

162 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Republican overreach. The Republican House elected in 2010 included a large co ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 163 North versus South. At times—for example, in the North after the Civil ...

164 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Plurality A number of votes cast for a candidate that is greater than the numb ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 165 Third Party A political party other than the two major political parti ...

166 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy Splinter Party A new party formed by a dissident faction within a major politi ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 167 in presidential election years were split-ticket. A major reason was t ...

168 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy The most exciting political party event, staged every four years, is the natio ...

chAPTeR seven • InTeResT GRouPs AnD PolITIcAl PARTIes 169 Democratic Party 158 direct technique 151 divided government 157 Elect ...

170 PART Two • The PolITIcs of AmeRIcAn DemocRAcy 9 From the 1940s to the present, independent voters have formed an increasing ...

171 1 The Democratic Republic Free elections are the cornerstone of the American political system. By casting ballots in local, ...

172 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy Presidential Primary A statewide primary election of delegates to a political ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 173 Primary Election An election in which political parties choose their candidates for ...

174 PART Two • ThE PoliTiCs oF AmERiCAn DEmoCRACy complex and more sophisticated with every election. Even with the most appeali ...

ChAPTER EighT • CAmPAigns AnD ElECTions 175 Focus Group A small group of individuals who are led in discussion by a professional ...