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10 Cards in this Set
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Minor Party
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one of the political parties not widely supported
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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 district
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elecoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
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Plurality
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in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidates obtains over the next highest candidate
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Bipartisan
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supported by two parties
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Pluralistic society
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a society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
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Consensus
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general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; board agreement on public questions
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Multiparty
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a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices
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Coalition
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a 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 sytem in which only one party exists
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