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American government

Chapter 5 vocab

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Political party a group of people who seek to control government through elections
Political spectrum range of political views
Partisanship strong support of their party and its policy stands
Single-member districts one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
Plurality the largest number of votes cast for the office
Bipartisan supported by two parties
Consensus a general agreement among various groups
Coalition a working majority to control a government
Incumbent the current officeholder
Faction competing groups
Spoils system practice of awarding public offices, contracts, and other governmental favors in power
Electorate the people eligible to vote
Sectionalism interests of one section of a country
Ideological parties particular set of beliefs
Single-issue parties focus on a single public question
Economic protest parties rooted in periods of economic discontent
Splinter parties parties that split away from one of the major parties
Ward a unit into which cities are often divided for the election
Precinct the smallest unit of election administration
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