8th Jackson Era Vocab Review

A voting contest where a candidate gets more than the other candidates but not above 50% of the total votes is called what?

• Majority

• Minority

• Plurality

The practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters is known as ________________.

• Merit System

• Spoils System

• Party System

The president can _____ a bill passed by congress; this means to prevent from passing.

• Veto

• Dismiss

• Outlaw

• Nullify

A crown can mean power, a skull and crossbones can mean danger, and an owl can mean knowledge. These are examples of ________.

• Emblem

• Token

• Symbol

A historical term meaning a candidate favored by the delegates of his state as presidential candidate at a national political convention.

• Chosen One

• Favorite Son

• Preferred Nominee

____________ is the use of insults and accusations, especially unjust ones, with the aim of damaging the reputation of an opponent.

• Mudslinging

• Yellow Journalism

• Whispering Campaign

A ____________ is a system for controlling/managing a country, company, or organization that is operated by a large number of officials employed to follow rules/guidelines.

• Bureaucracy

• Apparatus

• Ministry

When a candidate gets more than half of the vote, he or she has gotten the _________.

• Generality

• Majority

• Minority

A ________________ is an event where a political party chooses their only candidate to run and represent that specific party.

• Constitutional Convention

• Political Convention

• Nominating Convention