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Chapter 11
Sections 1-3
Term | Definition |
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Majority | More than half |
Plurality | Largest single share |
Spoils Stystem | Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters |
Caucus | A meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy |
Nominating Convention | System in which delegates from the states selected party's presidential candidate |
Tariff | A tax on imports or exports |
Nullify | To cancel or make ineffective |
Secede | To leave or withdraw |
Relocate | To force a person or a group of people to move |
Guerrilla Tactics | Referring to surprise attacks or raids rather than organized warfair |
Veto | To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law |
Depression | Feelings of severe despondency and dejection |
Laissez-Fairea | A policy or attitude of letting things take their own corse |