HPS

2. government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
5. a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government
6. a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices
7. electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
10. in American politics, the Republican and the Democratic parties
12. the current office holder
14. parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
16. parties that have split away from one of the major parties
17. a society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
19. a political system in which only one party exists
20. one of the political parties not widely supported

1. a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office
3. parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
4. general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
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. in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
11. parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times
13. supported by two parties
15. all of the people entitled to vote in a given election
18. a political system dominated by two major parties