Us Government Chapter 5

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electorate

Back 1

citizens of a state which vote and elect office holders

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ideological parties

Back 2

political parties that are based soley on ideas, for instance, no taxes, abortion.

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incumbent

Back 3

the current office holder

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coalition

Back 4

a temporary alliance of groups who come together to form a working majority and so controle the government

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pluralistic society

Back 5

a society that supports various views and many different cultural and ethnic groups

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consensus

Back 6

general agreements among various groups on fundamental matters, broad agreement

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minor party

Back 7

a political that is not widely supported

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pluralism

Back 8

several distinct parties and groups

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splinter parties

Back 9

party that splits away from a major party

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factions

Back 10

conflicting groups

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one party system

Back 11

a political system in which only political party exists

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economic protest parties

Back 12

political parties that arise during bad economic times --example: Tea Party movement

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two party system

Back 13

a political system dominated by two parties, for instance the United States

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partisanship

Back 14

government action based on a firm allegiance to a government party

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political party

Back 15

a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections

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party in power

Back 16

In America, the political party that controls the executive branch of government

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sectionalism

Back 17

a narrow concern, usually of a geographic part of the country

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ward

Back 18

cities are broken into wards for the purpose of electing city council memebrs

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precinct

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the smallest unit of a voting district