Government Matching

a group that seeks to control government by wining elections and holding public office

political party

the two major parties acting together and cooperating when making decisions

bipartisan

a _____ is a union of many people diverse interests who have joined togethrer

coalition

parties that want to express there discontent with the major parties and current economy are known for

economic protest parties

the people eligible to vote in any given election

electorate

dominant political parties in the US

major parties

parties that have broken off from on of the major parties

minor parties

any part of that has less support than one of the major political parties in the united states is an

minor party

in dictatorships the ______ could more realistically called a "no-party" system

one party system

congress and the state legislature are often organized on party lines and conduct much of their business based on

partisanship

several distinct cultures and groups

pluralistic society

the greatest number of votes cast for a single office

plurality

group of people joined together on the basis of common principles who seek to control the government public policy

political parties

Smallest unit of elections

precincit

____ seek to cause a change on one public policy matter.

single issue parties

casting ballots for candidates from different parties for different offices in the same election

split-ticket voting

because the united states has a ___, the only candidates who have a reasonable chance of winning an election are either republicans or democrats.

two- party system

unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council members

ward