Mr. Britt, Econ. & Govt. Resource Teacher
Task #___
River Ridge High School
Your Name: _____________________________
Class Period: __
Date: ___________
Vocabulary Quiz – Chapter 5-6 – ANSWERS
____ 1.
Political Party
1)
a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections
and the holding of public offices.
____ 2.
Major Parties
2)
2 parties, the democrats and republicans.
____ 3.
Partisanship
3)
the strong support of their party and its policy stands
Party in Power
4)
the party that controls the executive branch of government.
5)
one of the many political parties without wide voter support in this country
6)
The American political system that favors the candidates of the two major parties,
democrats and republicans.
7)
the largest number of votes cast for the office; does not have to be more than 50%
8)
when the two major parties find common ground and work together.
9)
a general agreement among various groups.
____ 4.
____ 5.
Minor Party
____ 6.
Two-Party System
____ 7.
Plurality
____ 8.
Bipartisan
____ 9.
Consensus
____ 10. Coalition
10) a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority
and so to control a government.
11) current office holder.
____ 11. Incumbent
12) conflicting groups.
____ 12. Faction
13) the people eligible to vote; potential voting population
____ 13. Electorate
14) focus on only one public policy matter.
____ 14. Single-Issue Parties
____ 15. Splinter Parties
____ 16. Precinct
____ 17. Split-Ticket Voting
____ 18. Suffrage
____ 19. Registration
____ 20. Poll Tax
____ 21. Gerrymandering
____ 22. Party Identification
15) those that have split away from one of the major parties.
16) the smallest unit of election administration: the voters in each __________ report to
one polling place.
17) voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.
18) The right to vote
19) procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting.
20) payment of a special tax. tax in order to vote. [created to discourage blacks from
voting = no money]
21) The practice of drawing electoral district lines that favor one party over another
22) loyalty of people to a particular political party
23) practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election
24) voters who have no party affiliation
____ 23. Straight-Ticket Voting
____ 24. Independent
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