| A | B |
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| Democrat-Republicans | The political party founded and led by Thomas Jefferson |
| Federalists | The political party founded and led by Alexander Hamilton |
| Mugwumps | Good government movement that sought to curb the abuses of parties |
| Factional parties | Parties formed by a split within one of the major parties |
| Ideological parties | Parties that value principle above all else. |
| Personal following | The politcal support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks |
| Organizational party | A party that stresses national organization to raise money and give assistance to local candidates and party units |
| Solidary groups | Parties organized around sociability, rather than tangible rewards or ideology |
| Sponsored parties | Party units established or maintained by outside groups |
| Stalwarts | A name for party professionals, as opposed to volunteers |
| Political Machine | A party organization that recruits members by dispensing patronage |
| Caucus | A closed meeting of party leaders to select party candidates |
| Plurality system | An electoral system i which the winner is the person who gets the most votes but not necessarily a majority of votes |
| Superdelegates | Elected officials who serve as delegates to the national convention |
