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13 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 the holding of public office.
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The strong support of their party and its policy.
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Partisanship
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Party in Power
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the party that controls the executive branch of government (Presidency at the national level or the governorship at the State level).
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One of the many political parties without wide voter support.
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Minor Party
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Single-member districts
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electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for ewach elected office.
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The largest number of votes cast for the office.
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Plurality
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Major Parties
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Republican and Democratic parties.
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Supported by two major parties.
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Bipartisan
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Pluralistic Society
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one consisting of several distinct cultures and groups.
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A general agreement among various groups.
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Consensus
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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 office.
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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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Coalition.
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One-party system
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"no party" system (dictatorship).
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