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Ch. 11 section 1
History vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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majority | more than half |
plurality | largest single share |
spoils system | practice of handing out government jobs to supporters,; replacing government employees with winning candidate's supporters |
caucus | a meeting held by a political party to choose their party's candidate for president or decide policy |
select | choose |
participate | take part in |
nominating committee | system in which delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate |
tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
nullify | to cancel or make ineffective |
secede | to leave or withdraw |