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Government chapter 8 test review terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| political parties | organized to gain power by winning eletions |
| major parties | 2 parties that have dominated political competitors for well over a century are Democratic and Republican parties |
| minor parties | smaller parties that are usually organized around a particular issue |
| third parties | are smaller parties that are usually organized around a particular issue |
| nominate | name candidates for public office |
| partisanship | a strong devotion to a political party |
| two-party system | 2 major parties Republicans and Democrats |
| single-member district | legislative districts from which only one representative is chosen |
| pluralty | largest number of votes cast in office |
| bipartisan | to shape laws that make it difficult for a 3rd party candidate to to be put o the ballot |
| party-platform | a formal statement of a parties position on current issues. |
| liberal | political view seeks to change the political, economic, and social status Qou to encourage the development and well being of the individual |
| Conservative | political view defends the status quo against the major changes in the political, economic and social institutions of society |
| coalition | a temporary alliance of several groups, to gain a majority and thereby gain control of the government |
| convention | assembly of party representatives. |
| delegates | elected from each state to nominate candidates for president and vice president |
| caucus | a small meeting of a party's top leaders and legislators in congress |
| patronage | the practice of giving jobs to friends and supporters |
| spoils system | patronage was begun by Andrew jackson |
| political campaign | an organized effort by a political party or candidate to attract voter support in an election |
| primary | a state election in which voters select the candidates who will run on each party's ticket in the generla election |
| nominating | it is a state run electing for the purpose of selecting the parties nominee party for most local,state, and national offices |
| presidential party | voters elect the states party delegates that will go to their political parties national convention to select the parties candidate |
| one-party system | in which one only one political party is allowed |
| Republican National Convention (RNC) | includes several state partay chairmen |
| Democratic National Convention (DNC) | is much larger membership |
| wards | larger cities districts are divided into this |
| precincts | are the smallest units of election districts and party administration |
| interest groups | groups formed around a particular issue |
| independent voters | voters who have no party affliation |
| ticket splitting | voting for candidates of both parties for different offices |
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