| A | B |
|---|
| coalition | political parties working together |
| nonpartisan | belongs to neither party |
| patronage | a job given in exchange for helping candidates |
| grassroots | starting with the people |
| plank | one part of a party's platform |
| platform | a statement of a party's stand on issues |
| precinct | area of city with certain number of voters |
| plurality | majority |
| nominate | to select somebody to run for office |
| Populist Party | a successful third party |
| government should be "hands-off" | Republican philosophy |
| provide services for the poor | Democrat philosophy |
| "our way or the highway" | One-party system philosophy |
| political machine | one party dominates city politics for a long time |
| influence government policies | Third parties can do this even if they don't win |
| businesspeople | traditionally Republican |
| modern politics | weaker party loyalty |
| Feds and Anti-Feds | first parties formed over debate over the Constitution |
| little attention to minority ideas | a disadvantage of 2-party system |
| political party National Committees | chairperson runs organization, fundraising |
