AP Gov Unit 4

The goal of this group is to win elections and hold political office

• Interest Group

• Political Ideology

• Political Party

• Political Action Committee

This occurs when a group of people who used to vote for one party now vote for another

• Critical Election

• Political Machine

• Closed Primary

• Party Realignment

An election that demonstrates a sharp change in who people vote for; often leading to a party realignment

• critical election

• national election

• primary election

• congressional election

This is the first step in the process to win the presidency

• General Election

• National Convention

• Electoral College

• Primary Election

This is a representative at the national convention that is not tied to a particular state; is often a powerful figure in the political party

• delegate

• superdelegate

• vice president

• presidential nominee

This is the idea that whoever wins the MOST votes in an election (even if it's not a majority), wins that position

• run-off election

• pluralist voting

• winner-take-all

• reapportionment

This often leads to gridlock in government

• party polarization

• Electoral College

• Judicial Review

• Necessary & Proper Clause

What is the idea that candidates who win an election are bound to carry out their campaign promises?

• Presidential Coattails

• Caucuses

• Critical Elections

• Mandate Theory of Elections

This is a type of primary election where you do not have to be registered to a particular party to vote for a primary candidate

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

• Super Tuesday Primary

• Iowa Caucus

During this stage of the presidential election, there is one candidate from each major party fighting to win the votes of voters.

• Primary Election

• National Convention

• General Election

• Inauguration