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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Minor Party | political party that does not have wide voter support in this country (third Party) |
| Consensus | A general agreement among various groups |
| Two-Party System | Republicans and Democrats make up this system |
| Bipartisan | two or more parties find common ground and work together |
| Multiparty | a system in which several groups compete in the government |
| Single-Member Districts | contest in which only one candidate is elected to each office on the ballot |
| Plurality | largest number of votes cast for the office |
| Coalition | is a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority (try to control the government) |
| One-Party System | "no party system" |
| Communism | a theory advocating elimination of private property/a system in which goods are owned in common |
| Radical | favoring extreme changes in existing views |
| Liberal | a political orientation that favors social progress by reform |
| Moderate | avoiding extremes of behavior or expression; middle of the road |
| Conservative | usually stays with the traditional views and values; tending to oppose major change |
| Reactionary | especially opposed to change or liberalism; extreme conservative |
| Fascism | a political philosophy, movement, or regime that holds nation or often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government |
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