McGrawHill Chapter 12 Vocabulary

Favorite Son

• the farmers most beloved sonny boy

• candidate for political party

• candidate for national office who has support from his home state

• candidate for state office who has support mostly from everywhere but his county

Plurality

• the largest number of something, but less than majority

• the smallest number of something, but more than majority

• the largest number of something, but more than majority

• the smallest number of something, but less than majority

Majority

• less than half of a total number of something

• greater than half of a total number of something

Mudslinging

• a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad

• a method in school systems that uses bad grades to shame students and victimize higher graded students

• a method in election that enunciated appointment

Bureaucracy

• a part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed official rather than elected ones

• a part of government in which non specialized tasks are carried out by elected officials rather than appointed ones

• a part of government in which the secret service tasks are carried out in the open

Spoils System

• practice of giving out bonuses to corporate workers for the holidays

• practice of handing out government jobs to qualified people; replacing elected officials with people actually knowledgeable in specific topics

• practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with winning candidate supporters

Nominating Convention

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

• meeting in which representatives nominate people from the workforce

• a meeting in which people nominate brands to see which brand is the best

Relocate

• to move to another place

• to migrate

• to walk around

Veto

• to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law

• to reject a confession of a crime

• to reject the ideas or philosophy of someones