Chapter 9 and 10 AP Gov Vocab

3. a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
6. Meeting all state party leaders for selecting delegates to National Party Convention
7. a part that values principled stands on issues above else
8. delegates who run party affairs between national conventions
9. a party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage
10. drawing the boundaries of legislative districts in bizzare or unusual shapes so that they favor one party
14. a party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members
19. voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
20. the political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks
22. Political contributions for party-building expenses at grass-roots level or for ads
24. National Party leaders who get delegate slots at Democratic National Party Convention automatically
25. Party's official endorsement of candidate for office

1. drawing the boundaries of legislative districts so that they are unequal in population
2. sends info and request for money to people who supported similar views and candids before
4. a primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
5. Supreme power within each party
11. the social rewards that lead people to join political organizations
12. an issue aboutt which the public is divided and rival parties or candidates adopt different positions
13. Republican party faction of the 1890s to the 1910s composed of reformers who opposed patronage
15. an election held to determine which candidate will hold office
16. recent tendency of states to hold primaries early in calendar for media attention
17. a primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members
18. day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee
21. the person already holding office
23. Political Party's statement of goals and policies for next 4 years