| A | B |
|---|
| bipartisan | supported by two parties |
| coalition | temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority |
| consensus | general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters |
| electorate | all of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
| faction | A conflicting group |
| incumbent | current office holder |
| major parties | In America the Republican and Democratic parties |
| minor parties | One of the political parties not widely supported |
| multiparty | System in which several major parties and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win public offices |
| one-party system | Political system in which only one party exists |
| partisanship | government action based on firm allegiance to a political party |
| party in power | The party that controls the executive branch of government |
| pluralistic society | Consists of several distinct cultures and groups |
| political parties | A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding public office |
| precinct | smallest unit of election administration, a voting district |
| sectionalism | A narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the interest of one area of the country |
| single--member district | Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the votesrs of each elected office |
| split-ticket voting | voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election |
| two-party system | A poltical system dominated by two major parties |
| ward | A unit in which cities are often divided for the election of city council members |
