| A | B |
|---|
| political party | a group of persons who seek to control the govt. through winning/holding public office |
| G.O.P. | the republican Party, Grand Old Party |
| minor party | one of the political parties not widely supported |
| major party | in American politics, the Republican and Democratis parties |
| two party system | in the US there are only two major political parties that get candidates elected to office |
| bipartisan | supported by 2 parties |
| consensus | general agreement among various groups on fundamental issues |
| incumbent | the current office holder |
| electorate | all of the people entitled to vote in a gien election |
| single issue party | parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter |
| economic protest party | parties rooted in poor economic times |
| splinter parties | parties that have split away from one of the major parties |
| ward | a unit into which cities are divided for election of council memners |
| precinct | the smallest unit of election administration, a voting district |
| split ticket voting | voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same time |
