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sociology Ch. 5 voc.
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Sociology
12th Grade
09/20/2010

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political party
Definition
a group of persons who seek to control the government through the winning of elections and the holdings of public office
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major parties
Definition
the Republican and Democratic parties in America
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partisanship
Definition
government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
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party in power
Definition
the party who holds the presidency
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minor party
Definition
One of the political parties not widely supported
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Two party system
Definition
a political system dominated by two major parties
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single member district
Definition
electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
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plurality
Definition
in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
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bipartisan
Definition
supported by two parties
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pluralistic society
Definition
a society which consists of several cultures and groups
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consensus
Definition
general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters
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multiparty
Definition
a system in which many minor and major parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices
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coalition
Definition
a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government
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one party system
Definition
a system in which only one party exists
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incumbent
Definition
the current office holder
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faction
Definition
a conflicting group
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electorate
Definition
all of the people entitled to vote in a given election
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sectionalism
Definition
a narrow-minded concern for, or devotion to, the interests of one section of a country
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ideological party
Definition
parties based on a particular set of beliefs
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single issue parties
Definition
parties formed on a single matter
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economic protest parties
Definition
parties rooted in poor economic times
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splinter parties
Definition
parties that have split away from the major parties
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ward
Definition
a voting area
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precinct
Definition
the smallest unit of election administrations
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split ticket voting
Definition
voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
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political parties do the following
Definition
A. Nominate candidates
B. Inform and activate supporters
C. The Bonding Agent function
D. governing
E. Acting as a Watchdog
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