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teller vote

Political systems; General

A vote in the Committee of the Whole in which members file down the aisle of the House and are counted.

A minor party that is an alternative to the two major parties; for example, the Know-Nothings of the 1850s, a party that exploited fear of Irish immigrants and other “foreigners,” or the Populists of ...

ticket-splitter

Political systems; General

A voter who may be a Republican or Democrat, but who occasionally votes for a candidate of another party.

tombstone voters

Political systems; General

Persons who vote illegally by using the names of deceased voters.

town meeting

Political systems; General

An annual meeting held in the spring in many New England towns, at which the townspeople come together to elect a board of selectmen and to discuss local policy questions. The town meeting has become ...

transnational relations

Political systems; General

Contacts, coalitions, and interactions across national boundaries - such as personal contacts or business relationships - that are not controlled by the central foreign policy organs of governments.

triangle

Political systems; General

A powerful alliance of mutual benefit among an agency or unit of the government, an interest group, and a committee or subcommittee of Congress. Also called an iron triangle or a subgovernment.