Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
18 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
Chapter 5
Political Parties History 12 |
Chapter 5
Political Parties History 12 |
|
|
Political Party
|
a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.
|
|
|
Major Parties
|
the dominant political parties in the United States
|
|
|
Coalition
|
a union of many persons of diverse interests who have come together to get their candidates elected to public office.
|
|
|
Minor Party
|
one of the less widely supported parties in the political system
|
|
|
Two-Party system
|
two major parties dominate American Politics
|
|
|
Singlie-member district
|
they are contests in which only on candidate is elected to each office on the ballot. Winner take all
|
|
|
Plurality
|
the largest number of votes cast for the office
|
|
|
multiparty
|
a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist
|
|
|
one-party system
|
only one party is aloud. Dictatorship. is really a "no-party" system
|
|
|
Electorate
|
people eligible to vote
|
|
|
ideological parties
|
those based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters.
|
|
|
Single-Issue Parties
|
those concentrating on a single public policy matter
|
|
|
Economic protest parties
|
those rooted in periods of economic discontent
|
|
|
Splinter parties
|
those which have split away from one of the major parties
|
|
|
ward
|
a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
|
|
|
preccinct
|
is the smallest unit of election administration
|
|
|
split-ticket voting
|
voting for candidates of both parties for different offices at the same election
|
