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American Government
Chapter 5 vocab
Question | Answer |
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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 |