Chapter 11

an organized group that may include office holders, candidates, activists, and voters who pursue their common interests by gaining and exercising power through the electoral process

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rinciple drafter of the Declaration of Independence; sec- ond vice president of the United States; third president of the United States from 1801 to 1809. Co-founder of the Democratic-Republican Party

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politics that focus on the candidates, their particular issues, and character rather than party affiliation

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dramatic shifts in partisan preferences that drastically alter the political landscape

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an election that signals a party realignment through voter polarization around new issues and personalities

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the gradual rearrangement of party coalitions, based more on demographic shifts than on shocks to the political system

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a party meeting held in the presidential election year for the purposes of nominating a presidential and vice presidential ticket and adopting a platform

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Role played by a representative who votes the way his or her con- stituents would want, regardless of personal opinions; may refer to an elected representative to Congress or a representative to the party convention

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Delegate to the Democratic Party's national convention that is reserved for a party official and whose vote at the convention is unpledged to a candidate

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The forty-fifth president, a Republican, elected in 2016; first president elected without prior political or military experience; an experienced businessman.

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