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Ch 5 Pol Parties

Ch 5 Political Parties Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
bipartisan supported by two parties
coalition temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority
consensus general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters
electorate all of the people entitled to vote in a given election
faction a conflicting group
incumbent current office holder
major parties In America, the Republican & Democrats
minor parties One of the political parties not widely supported
multiparty System in which several major parties and many lesser parties exist , seriously compete for, and actually win public offices
One-party system Political system in which one party exists
partisanship government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
party in power the party that controls the executive branch of the government
pluralistic society consists of several distinct cultures and groups
political parties a group of persons who seek to control government through winning of elections and hold public office
precinct smallest unit of election administration, a voting district
sectionalism a narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the interest of one area of the country
single-member district Electoral district from which one person is chosen by voters and each elected to office
split-ticket voting voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
two-party system a political system dominated by two major parties
ward a unit in which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
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