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18 Cards in this Set
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Favorite son
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Candidates backed by their home states instead of the national party.
pg. 335 |
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Majority
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More than half the votes.
pg. 335 |
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Plurality
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The largest single share of vote
pg. 335 |
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Landslide
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An overwhelming victory.
Pg. 336 |
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Suffrage
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The right to vote.
pg. 337 |
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Bureaucracy
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A system in which non-elected officials carry out laws.
p. 337 |
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Spoils system
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The practice of replacing gov't employees with the winning candidates supporters.
P. 337 |
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Caucus
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A system in which major political candidates were chosen by committees made up of members of congress.
pg.337 |
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Nominating convention
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A system in which delegates from the states selected the party's presidential candidate.
pg. 337 |
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Tarriff
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A fee paid by merchants who imported good.
p.337 |
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Nullify
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To cancel
p.338 |
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Secede
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To break away from the U.S. and form a separate gov't.
p. 338 |
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Relocate
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To move from one place to another.
p.342 |
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Guerilla Tactics
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Surprise attacks followed by a quick retreat.
p.344 |
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Veto
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To reject
p. 349 |
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Depression-
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A period in which business and employment fall to a very low level
p.350 |
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Laissez-faire-
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Let the people do as they choose
p.350 |
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Log cabin campaign
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To show laborers and farmers that the candidate was a man of people.
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