AP®︎ Comparative Government: Topic 4.3 Flashcards
Master key terms and definitions for Topic 4.3 of AP Comparative Government – Political Party Systems to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.
Political Party
An organization that seeks control of government by winning elections, placing members in office, or monopolizing authority
An organization that seeks control of government by winning elections, placing members in office, or monopolizing authority
The overall pattern through which parties exist, compete, cooperate, and exercise political power
Formal enrollment in, or identification with and regular support for, a political party, sometimes involving dues or participation in party activities
The extent to which a party has a durable organization, recognizable leadership, established procedures, and an identity beyond a particular candidate
A system in which only one political party can exercise governing power
A system that permits multiple parties but in which one party repeatedly controls government because of popularity or advantages that disadvantage opponents
A system dominated by two major parties, either of which is capable of forming the government
A competitive system in which two major parties dominate government even though minor parties also compete and may win seats
A system in which several parties can win meaningful representation or participate in governing coalitions
A party that uses a broad or ideologically diverse platform to attract voters from different social, regional, ethnic, religious, or economic groups
China’s ruling party, which monopolizes control of the government and military while permitting eight subordinate parties to participate in consultation
Russia’s dominant governing party, supported by legal, media, institutional, and state-resource advantages over opposition parties
The minimum share of votes a party must receive to qualify for representation, especially proportional-representation seats
The party that dominated Mexico’s presidency from 1929 to 2000 through patronage, controlled succession, electoral manipulation, and political advantages
The former Mexican practice through which the incumbent president effectively selected the PRI’s next presidential candidate and likely successor
The distribution of government jobs, contracts, or other benefits in return for political support
Mexico’s increasingly independent election authority, established as IFE in 1990 and reorganized as INE with expanded responsibilities in 2014
A major Nigerian catch-all party that dominated the early Fourth Republic before losing the presidency to the APC in 2015
A major Nigerian catch-all party formed from opposition groups that won the presidency in 2015
A major British center-right party generally associated with markets, private enterprise, and more limited economic intervention
A major British center-left party generally associated with organized labor, social welfare, and greater government intervention
An electoral rule in which each district’s single seat goes to the candidate receiving the most votes
The tendency of legislators to vote with their party leadership rather than act as fully independent representatives
The British system through which party leaders communicate voting instructions, monitor legislators, and pressure them to maintain party unity
Loose and shifting conservative, principlist, reformist, or moderate alliances that substitute for stable, institutionalized political parties
