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Question 1

political party

Answer 1

a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office

Question 2

major parties

Answer 2

republican and democratic

Question 3

partinsanship

Answer 3

the strong support of their part and its policy stands

Question 4

party in power

Answer 4

the party that controls the executive branch of government

Question 5

minor party

Answer 5

one of many political parties without wide voter support in this country

Question 6

two-part system

Answer 6

two major parties that dominate american politics and only have a reasonable chance of winning office

Question 7

single-member districts

Answer 7

contests where only one candidate is elected to each office

Question 8

plurality

Answer 8

largest number of votes cast for the office

Question 9

bipartisan

Answer 9

find a common ground and work together

Question 10

pluralistic society

Answer 10

one consisting of several distinct cultures and groups

Question 11

consensus

Answer 11

a general agreement

Question 12

coalition

Answer 12

temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government

Question 13

one-party system

Answer 13

“no-party” system

Question 14

incumbent

Answer 14

current office holder

Question 15

factions

Answer 15

conflicting groups

Question 16

electorate

Answer 16

the people eligible to vote

Question 17

sectionalism

Answer 17

emphasizes a devotion to the interests of a particular region

Question 18

Transients

Answer 18

Persons living in the state for only a short time

Question 19

Registration

Answer 19

Procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting

Question 20

Purging

Answer 20

Review the lists of registered voters and remove the names of those who are no longer eligible to vote

Question 21

Poll books

Answer 21

The official lists of qualified voters in each precinct

Question 22

Poll tax

Answer 22

Payment when voting

Question 23

Gerrymandering

Answer 23

Practice of drawing electoral district lines

Question 24

Injunction

Answer 24

Court order that either compels or restrains the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public official.

Question 25

Preclearance

Answer 25

First approved

Question 26

Off-year elections

Answer 26

In the congressional elections held in even-numbered years between presidential elections

Question 27

Political efficacy

Answer 27

Lack feeling of influence or effectiveness in politics

Question 28

Political socialization

Answer 28

Process where people gain their political attitudes and opinions

Question 29

Gender gap

Answer 29

Measurable differences between the partisan choices of men and women today

Question 30

Party identification

Answer 30

The loyalty of people to a particular political party

Question 31

Straight-ticket voting

Answer 31

Voting for candidates of only one party in an election

Question 32

Split-ticket voting

Answer 32

Practice of voting for the candidates of more than one party in an election

Question 33

Independents

Answer 33

Term used to identify those people who have no party affiliation