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| a political system wherein power is diffused among and within levels of party organization. |
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| Temporary party organization |
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| primaries and conventions that function briefly to nominate candidates, pass resolutions, adopt a party platform, and select delegates to party conventions at higher levels. |
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| a document that sets forth a political party's position on issues such as an income tax, school vouchers, or public utility regulation. |
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| at the lowest level of political party organization, voters convene in March of even-numbered years to adopt resolutions and to name delegates to a county convention. |
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| a party meeting of precinct delegates held on the second Saturday after precinct conventions; it elects delegates and alternates to the state convention. |
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| held on the second Saturday after the first primary in counties that have more than one state senatorial district. Participants elect delegates to the party's state convention. |
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| convenes every even-numbered year to make rules for a political party, adopt a party platform and resolutions, and select members of the state executive committee; in a presidential election year it elects delegates to the national convention and names members to serve on the national committee. |
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| Presidential preference primary |
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| a primary in which the voters indicate their preference for a person seeking nomination as the party's presidential candidate. |
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| a once-used nominating process involving selection of candidates by an informal committee of party leaders; also, a group of legislators organized according to party, racial/ethnic, or ideological identity. |
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| an unpledged party official or elected official who serves as a delegate to a party's national convention. |
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| Permanent party organization |
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| in TX, the precinct chairs, county and district executive committees, and the state executive committee form the permanent organization of a political party. |
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| the party official responsible for the interests and activities of a political party in a voting district; typical duties include encouraging voter registration, distributing campaign literature, and getting out the vote on Election Day. |
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| County executive committee |
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| composed of a party's precinct chairs and the elected county, the county executive committee conducts primaries and makes arrangements for holding county conventions. |
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| elected by county party members in the primaries, this key party official heads the county executive committee. |
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| District executive committee |
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| composed of county chairs within a district that elects a state senator, US or state representative, or district judge, this body fills a vacancy created by death, resignation, or disqualification of a nominated candidate. |
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| State executive committee |
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| composed of a chair, vice chair, and two members from each senatorial district, this body is part of a party's permanent organization. |
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| a political ideology that reflects fiscal conservatism but accepts a limited governmental role in solving social problems. |
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| a political view that advocates less government regulation of business but supports more governmental involvement in social matters. |
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| citizens abandon allegiance to a political party and become independent voters. |
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| occurs when members of one party shift their affiliation to another party. |
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| What is the difference between a party's permanent organization and temporary organization? |
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| The role of permanent party organization is to recruit candidates, devise strategies, raise funds, while the temporary party organization consists of primaries and conventions in which members of the major political parties. |
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| What kind of ideology do many Texans have? |
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| What is one reason Democratic candidates fare better? |
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| Due to the support of Latinos and African American voters. |
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| Who was the last independent candidate to be elected governor of TX? |
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