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Chapter 12 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| favorite son | a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his or her home state |
| plurality | the largest number of something, but less than a majority |
| facilitate | to help make happen |
| mudslinging | a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make the opponent look bad |
| participate | to take part in |
| bureaucracy | a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones |
| spoils system | practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters |
| nominating convention | a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices |
| federal | relating to a national government |
| relocate | to move to another place |
| survive | to continue existing or living after nearly being destroyed |
| institution | an organization that has an important purpose in society |
| veto | to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law |
| symbol | a word or object that stands for something else |
| majority | greater than half of a total number of something |