HPS

2. a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government
6. a political system in which only one party exists
7. a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices
12. parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times
13. in American politics, the Republican and the Democratic parties
16. parties that have split away from one of the major parties
18. parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
19. one of the political parties not widely supported
20. all of the people entitled to vote in a given election

1. electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
3. the current office holder
4. supported by two parties
5. a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office
8. in American politics, the party that controls the executive branch of government-i.e., the presidency at the national level, or the governorship at the State level
9. general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
10. a political system dominated by two major parties
11. government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
14. in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
15. a society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
17. parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter