Elections A to Z

Machine generated contents note: A. Absentee Voting

Absolute Majority

American Independent Party (1968- ) and American Party (1972- )

Anti-Federalists (1789-1796)

Anti-Masonic Party (1832-1836)

At-Large

B. Baker v. Carr

Ballot Access

Ballot Types

Bandwagon Effect

Beauty Contest

Bellwether

Bicameral

Bilingual Voters

Black Suffrage

Blue Dog Democrats

Boll Weevil

Border States

Brass Collar Democrat

Brokered Convention

Buckley v. Valeo

Bundling

Bush v. Gore

C. Campaign, Basic Stages of

Campaign Buttons

Campaign Finance

Campaign Slogans

Campaign Strategies

Campaigning

Candidate-Centered Campaigns

Canvassing Board

Caucus

Census

Citizens Party (1979-1984)

Citizenship and Voting

Civil Rights Acts

Club for Growth

Coalition

Coattails

Communist Party U.S.A. (1924- )

Congressional District

Congressional Elections

Constituency

Constitutional Union Party (1860)

Constitution Party (U.S. Taxpayers Party) (1992- )

Contested Elections

Crossover Voting

Cumulative Voting

D. Dark Horse

Debates

Delegates

Democracy

Democratic Leadership Council

Democratic National Committee

Democratic Party (1832- )

Democratic-Republican Party (1796-1828)

Direct Election

District of Columbia

Districts, Wards, and Precincts

E. Election Cycle in America

Election Day

Election Fraud

Electoral Anomalies

Electoral Behavior

Electoral College and Votes

Equal Time and Rebuttal Rules

Exit Polls

F."527" Political Organizations

Favorite Son

Federal Election Commission

Federal Workers' Political Activity

Federalist Party (1789-1816)

Forecasting Election Results

Franchise

Free Soil Party (1848-1852)

Freeholder

Front-Loading

Front-Runner

Fusionism

G. Gerrymander

Get Out the Vote

Governor

Grandfather Clause

Green Party (1996- )

Greenback Party (1876-1884)

H. Hard Money

Help America Vote Act of 2002

Home Rule

House of Representatives, Electing

House of Representatives, Qualifications

I. Ideology

Incumbency

Independent

Initiatives and Referendums

Interest Group

International and U.S. Elections Compared

Internet Politics

Iowa Caucus

Issue Voting

J. Judicial System

K. Know Nothing (American) Party (1856)

L. Lame Duck

Landslide

LaRouche Movement (U.S. Labor Party, 1973- )

Liberal Republican Party (1872)

Libertarian Party (1971- )

Liberty Party (1839-1848)

Lieutenant Governor

Literacy Tests

M. Mandate

Media Coverage of Campaigns

Media Use by Campaigns

Mid-decade Redistricting

Midterm Election

Minority-Majority District

Motor Voter Act

Mugwump

Multimember Districts

N. National Democratic Party (1896)

National Election Studies

National Party Conventions

National Republican Party (1828-1832)

National Unity Party (1980-1988)

Natural Law Party (1992-2004)

Nature of Representation

Negative Campaigning

New Hampshire Primary

O. One Person, One Vote

Oregon v. Mitchell

P. Party Endorsement of Candidates

Party Identification by Voters

Peace and Freedom Party (1967- )

People's Party (1970s)

Platform

Plurality

Pocketbook Voting

Political Action Committees

Political Advertising

Political Consultants

Political Culture in America

Political Party Development

Political Socialization of the Public

Poll Taxes

Polling

Popular Vote

Populist (People's) Party (1891-1908, 1984- )

Postconvention Bounce

President, Nominating and Electing

President, Qualifications

Presidential Draft

Presidential Elections Chronology

Presidential Primaries

Presidential Selection Reforms

Primary Types

Progressive Party-Bull Moose (1912)

Progressive Party (1924)

Progressive Party (1948)

Prohibition Party (1869- )

Proportional Representation

Public Financing of Campaigns

Public Opinion

Push Poll

R. Racial Redistricting

Realignments and Dealignments

Reapportionment and Redistricting

Recount

Reform Party (1995- )

Removal from Office

Republican Government

Republican Main Street Partnership

Republican National Committee

Republican Party (1854- )

Retrospective Voting

Right to Vote

Running Mate

Runoff and Preference Primary

S. Scandals

Second Midterm Elections ("The Six-Year Itch")

Senate, Electing

Senate, Qualifications

Shaw v. Reno

Single-Issue Voting

Single-Member Districts

Socialist Labor Party (1874- )

Socialist Party (1901- )

Socialist Workers Party (1938- )

Soft Money

Sophisticated Voting

Sore Loser Laws

Southern Democrats (1860)

Southern Primary

Special Elections

Split- and Straight-Ticket Voting

Stalking Horse

State and Federal Election Responsibilities

State Legislatures

States' Rights Democratic Party (1948)

Straw Vote

Super Tuesday

Superdelegate

T. Tea Party

Term Limits

Third Parties

Threshold Rules

Twenty-Sixth Amendment

Two-Party System

Two-Thirds Rule

U. Unicameral

Union Party (1936)

Unit Rule

United We Stand America (Independent Ross Perot) (founded 1992)

V. Vice President

Voter Identification

Voter Registration

Voter Turnout

Voting Machines

Voting Rights Act

W. Watershed Elections

Whig Party (1834-1856)

Whistle Stop

White Primary

Winner Take All

Women in Politics

Women's Suffrage

Workers World Party (1959- )

Write-In Vote

Y. Youth Suffrage

Z. Zzz

REFERENCE MATERIAL

Changes in Democrats' Nominating Rules

Democratic Party's Reform Commissions on Presidential Selection

Republican Party's Reform Committees on Presidential Selection

Political and Election-Related Web Sites

National Party Chairs, 1848-2011

Major Platform Fights

Democratic Conventions, 1832-2008

Republican Conventions, 1856-2008

Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Democratic National Conventions, 1832-2008

Chief Officers and Keynote Speakers at Republican National Conventions, 1856-2008

General Election Debates, 1960-2008

U.S. Presidents and Vice Presidents

Summary of Presidential Elections, 1789-2008

2004 Popular Vote Summary, Presidential

Distribution of House Seats and Electoral Votes

Law for Counting Electoral Votes in Congress

Election Results: Congress and the Presidency, 1860-2010

Incumbents Reelected, Defeated, or Retired, 1946-2010

Blacks in Congress, 41st-110th Congresses, 1869-2011

Hispanic Americans in Congress, 45th-110th Congresses, 1877-2011

Women in Congress, 65th-110th Congresses, 1917-2011

Senate Votes Cast by Vice Presidents

State Government.