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election unit vocabu
Quehl election vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ballot | a form that lists all the candidates you can vote for |
| candidate | a qualified citizen who runs for political office |
| convention | a meeting at which each major political party's candidate si officially chosen |
| inauguration | a ceremony in which the new president takes office |
| nominate | suggest a candidate |
| political party | a group of people who share similar views, who work together to elect a candidate |
| Democrat | a person who is a member of one of the two policitcal parties having the greatest number of members- their symbol is a donkey |
| Republican | a person who is a member of one of the two political parties having the greatest number of members - their symbol is an elephant |
| poll | counting votes in an election, a place where citizens vote, or a survey of citizen's opinions |
| primary | a state election for voters to choose presidential candidates for the major political parties |
| registration | signing up to vote |
| representative | an individual who makes decisions on behalf of others |
| vote | making a choice or decision in an election |
| election | the process of voting to choose a leader |
| debates | public discussions between candidates with different views |
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