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| political party | a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public offices |
| major parties | the republican and the democratic parties |
| partisanship | the strong support of their party and its policy stands |
| party in power | In american politics the party in power is the party that controls the executive branch of government |
| minor party | one of the many poltitial parties without wide voter support in this country |
| two-party system | In a typical election only the republican or the democratic partys candiates have a reasonable chance of winning public office. |
| single-member district | Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office |
| plurality | the largest number of votes cast for the public office |
| bipartisan | Supported by two parties |
| pluralistic society | one consisting of several distinct clutures and groups |
| consensus | a general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters |
| multiparty | a system in which several major and many lesser parties exisit seriously compete for and actually win public offices. |
| coalition | a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government |
| one party system | is actually saying a no party system |
| incumbent | current office holder |
| faction | conflicting groups |
| electorate | the people eligible to vote |
| sectionalism | a narrow minded concern for or devotion to the interests of one section of a country |
| ideological parties | those based on a particular set of beliefs a comprehensive view of social, economic and political matters |
| single issue parties | focus on only one public policy matter |
| economic protest parties | Parties rooted in poor economic times lacking a clear ideological base disatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times |
| splinter parties | those that have split away from their parties |
| ward | a unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members |
| precinct | is the smallest unit of elction administartion the voters in each precinct report to one polling place |
| split ticket voting | voting for candidates of diffrent parties for diffrent offices at the same election |
