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22 Cards in this Set
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gov. action based on firm allegiance to a political party
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partisanship
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a political system dominated by two major parties
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two-party system
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electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
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single-member districts
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in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over th enext highest candidate
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plurality
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supported by two parties
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bipartisan
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a society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
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pluralistic society
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general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
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consensus
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a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriousy compete for, and actually win, public offices
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multiparty system
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all of the people entitled to vote in a given election
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electorate
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a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a gov.
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coalition
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a political system in which only one party exists
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one-party system
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the current officeholder
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incumbent
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conflicting groups
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factions
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a narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the itnerests of one section of a country
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sectionalism
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the effect of a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helping to attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket
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coattail effect
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parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
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ideological parties
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parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
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single-issue parties
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parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear idological base, dissatisfied with current conditions adn demanding better times
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economic protest parties
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partiest tha thave split away from one of the major parties
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splinter parties
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a unite into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
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ward
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the smallest unit of election administration; a voting district
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precinct
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voting for candidates of diff partiest for diff offices at teh same election
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split-ticket voting
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