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Worksheets8th Grade Vocabulary Unit 6 Age of Jackson--Democracy Expand
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Definition: a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his or her home state
favorite son
home rule
state choice
nativism
Definition: the largest number of something, but less than a majority.
exceptionalism
majority
minority
plurality
Definition: greater than half of a total number of something
majority
minority
sub-group
consensus
Definition: a method in elections campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
advertising
characterization
mudslinging
polling
Definition: a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones.
committee-rule
bureaucracy
red tape
federalism
Definition: the practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters.
delegating authority
favoritism
partiality
spoils system
Definition: a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices.
panels
committees
nominating committees
selection panels
Definition: to move to another place
relocate
adjust
shift
migrate
Definition: to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
filibustering
object
overturn
veto
Definition: to reject and declare that a rule/law is not valid or legal.
veto
reject
overrule
nullify
