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meeting of candidate supporters who chose delegates to a state or national convention

certain party leaders -- memberss of the u.s. house and senate, governors, members of the national committee

political organization formed primarily to infuence elections and therefor exempt from most federal taxes

money contributed by interest groups, labor unions, and individual donors that is not subject to federal regulations

a person's subjective feeling of affiliation with a party

voting on the basis of the past performance of the incumbent administation

voting on the basis of the candidates policy promises

the nature of presidential status as an ideal vehicle for persuading the public to support the president's policies

top administration officials, most of whom are heads of departments in the executive branch

government in which one party holds the presidency but does not control both houses of congress

recommendation by a majority of the House Representatives that a president should be removed from office

a presidential directive that has the force of law, although it is not enacted by congress

presidential veto after congressional adjournment, executed merely by not signing a bill into law

delaying tactic by which one or more allow a bill resolution to be considered, by speaking indefinitely

motion or process in parliamentary procedure aimed at bringing debate to a quick end

the process of drawing district lines to maximize the number of majority-minority districts

name given to representatives' and senators' free use of the us mail for sending communications to constituents

a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues

no one present objects to a proposal

legislative (especially congressional) provision that directs approved funds to be spent on specific projects, or that directs specific exe

a practice that attempts to establish a political advantage for a particular party or group by manipulating district boundaries to create pa

Reapportionment is the process of dividing the number of State representatives and senators among the State’s population

terms from political science and political history describing a dramatic change in the political system

A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature

the process by which a U.S. congressional committee or state legislative session debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation

permanent legislative panels established by the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate rules

a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body

an election that narrows the field of candidates before an election for office