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19 Cards in this Set
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electorate
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citizens of a state which vote and elect office holders
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ideological parties
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political parties that are based soley on ideas, for instance, no taxes, abortion.
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incumbent
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the current office holder
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coalition
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a temporary alliance of groups who come together to form a working majority and so controle the government
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pluralistic society
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a society that supports various views and many different cultural and ethnic groups
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consensus
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general agreements among various groups on fundamental matters, broad agreement
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minor party
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a political that is not widely supported
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pluralism
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several distinct parties and groups
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splinter parties
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party that splits away from a major party
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factions
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conflicting groups
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one party system
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a political system in which only political party exists
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economic protest parties
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political parties that arise during bad economic times --example: Tea Party movement
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two party system
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a political system dominated by two parties, for instance the United States
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partisanship
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government action based on a firm allegiance to a government party
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political party
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a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections
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party in power
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In America, the political party that controls the executive branch of government
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sectionalism
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a narrow concern, usually of a geographic part of the country
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ward
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cities are broken into wards for the purpose of electing city council memebrs
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precinct
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the smallest unit of a voting district
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