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American Government
Chapter 5 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Political party | A group of people who seek control through winning of elections |
| Political spectrum | Range of political views |
| Partisanship | The strong support of their party and its policy stands |
| Single-member districts | One of the most important of these features |
| Plurality | The largest number of votes cast for the office |
| Bipartisan | Supported by two parties |
| Incumbent | The current officeholder |
| Factions | Competing groups |
| Spoils system | The practice of awarding governmental favors to whose who supported the party in power |
| Electorate | The people eligible to vote |
| Sectionalism | Plagued the nation for so many years |
| Ideological parties | A set of a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters |
| Single-issue parties | A single public question |
| Economic protest parties | Rooted in periods of economic discount |
| Splinter parties | Spilt away from one major parties |
| Ward | A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members |
| Precinct | The smallest unit of election administration |