AP GOPO Ch.8 Vocab

the leadership of a political party (including election committees; local, state, and national executives; and paid professional staff) are part of 

• a fraction
• the party- in- the- electorate 
• the party-in-government 
• the party organization

A situation in which one major political party controls the presidency and the other controls the chambers of Congress is known as 

• a divided government
• a faction
• a splinter party alignment
• ticket splitting 

Voting for candidates of two or more parties for different offices is known as   

• dividing government 
• identifying as an independent
• swing voting
• ticket splitting 

The Unit Rule says 

• the electoral votes of a state are allocated in units proportional to the popular vote
• that presidential candidates must receive a majority of the popular vote to receive any electoral  votes 
• that the electoral votes of a state are cast for the candidate with the largest number of popular votes 
• the party workers within a political unit should be considered for jobs first 

The group of people that officially elects the president and the vice president of the United States is known as the

• central committee
• Electoral College
• national committee
• party-in-the-electorate

A major reason for the two-party system is the electoral system, which is based on

• the winner-take-all, or plurality, system
• proportional representation 
• one-party dominance of elections
• majoritarianism

Realignment

• is of necessity tied to specific elections
• takes place when a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance
• takes place when one dominant party replaces another one
• took place on schedule in 2004

The process in which a substantial group of voters switches party allegiance, producing a long-term change in the political landscape is known as

• dealignment
• party identification
• patronage
• a realignment

A decline in party loyalties that reduces long-term party commitment is known as

• dealignment
• divided government
• realignment
• swing voting

Voters who frequently change their support from one party to another are known as

• swing voters
• independent voters
• split ticket voters
• dealigned voters