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| a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office |
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| in American politics, the Republican and Democratic Parties |
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| government action based on firm allegiance to a political party |
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| In American politics, the party in power is he party that controls the executive branch of government- ex. The presidency at the national level, or the governorship to at the state level |
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| one of the political parties not widely supported |
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| a political system dominated by two major parties |
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| electoral district from which one person is chosen by voters for each elected office |
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| in an election, the number of cotes tat the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate |
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| a society which consist of several distinct cultures and groups |
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| general agreement among various groups on fundamental matter; broad agreement on public questions |
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| a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices |
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| a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government |
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| a political system in which only one party exists |
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| the current office holder |
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| all of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
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| a narrow minded concern for or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country |
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| parties set on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters |
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| parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter |
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| parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear. Ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times |
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| parties that have split away from one of the major parties |
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| A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members |
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| the smallest unit of election administration; a voting district |
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| voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election |
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