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Ch. 11 section 1
History vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| majority | more than half |
| plurality | largest single share |
| spoils system | practice of handing out government jobs to supporters,; replacing government employees with winning candidate's supporters |
| caucus | a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy |
| select | choose |
| participate | take part in |
| nominating committee | system in which delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate |
| tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
| nullify | to cancel or make ineffective |
| secede | to leave or withdraw |