U.S. History Chapter 10 and 11 vocabulary

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A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state

• Spoils system

• Veto

• Favorite sons

• Access

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The largest number of something but less than a majority

• Plurality

• Institution

• Participate

• Majority

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Greater than half of a total number of something

• Joint occupation

• Majority

• Symbol

• Plurality

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To help make happen

• Plus

• Survived

• Participate

• Facilitate

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A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make the other opponent look bad

• Mudslinging

• Favorite sons

• Federal

• Nominating conventions

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to take part in

• Spoils system

• Facilitate

• Participate

• veto

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A system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than elected ones; a system of governement marked by lots of rules and regulation

• federal

• Bureaucracy

• spoils system

• veto

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The practice of handing out government jobs to supporters replacing government employees with the winning candidates supporters

• Plurality

• Survived

• Joint occupation

• Spoils system

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A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices

• Nominating Conventions

• Facilitate

• Access

• Relocate

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Relating to a nominating government

• Bureaucracy

• Federal

• Access

• Mudslinging