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two party system |
political system in which the candidates of only 2 parties have a reasonable chance of winning election |
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minor/third party |
one of the less widely supported political parties in a governmental system
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single member district |
electoral district from which a single office holder is chosen by the voters |
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plurality |
in an election at least one more vote than that received by any other candidate. Also, may or may not be a majority of the total vote
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majority |
at least one more than half the vote |
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consensus |
general agreement or accord |
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multi party system |
political system in which three or more major party compete for public offices |
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one party system |
political system in which only one party has a reasonable chance of winning elections |
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single issue parties |
political parties that concentrate on a single public policy issue |
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nomination |
process of selecting candidates for office |
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split ticket voting |
voting for candidates of more than one party in the same election |