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23 Cards in this Set
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Political Party
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Group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and teh holding of public office.
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Major Parties
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Republican and the Democratic Parties
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Partisanship
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the strong support of their party and its policy
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Party in Power
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the party that controls the executive branch of governement
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Minor Party
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one of the many political parties without wide voter support
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Two-Party System
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a political system dominated by two major parties
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Single-Member Districts
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electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
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Bipartisan
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supported by two parties
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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Pluralistic Society
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one consisting of several distinict cultures and groups
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Consensus
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general agreement among various groups
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franchise
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the right to vote
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Multiparty
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system in which several major and many lesser parties exist
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coalition
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temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government
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one-party system
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a political system in which only one party exists
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electorate
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the potential voting population
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plurality
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largest number of votes cast for the office
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transients
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person living in the state for only a short time
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registration
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procedure of voter identifiaction intended to prevent fraudulent voting
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purging
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the process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote; a purification
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poll books
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list of all registered voters
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literacy
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a person's ability to read or write
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poll tax
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a special tax, demanded by states, as a condidtion of voting
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