| A | B |
| political party | a group of people with similar views on public matters |
| nominate | to select a candidate to run for a political office |
| candidate | person who runs for a government office |
| political spectrum | the range of differences in views between political parties |
| two-party system | government dominated by two main political parties |
| multiparty system | government run by more than two strong political parties |
| coalition | parties in a multiparty system working together to run the government |
| one-party system | government controlled by a single strong political party |
| third parties | additional parties in what is normally a two-party system |
| impact | an effect or result |