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Elections
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Candiadate | the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position |
| polling place | polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections |
| Plurality | the most votes for any choice in an election, but not necessarily a majority |
| Recall | a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended |
| Coalitions | two or more parties joined to gain a majority |
| Popular Vote | the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college |
| Referendum | a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a vote |
| Initiative | citizens propose a law |
| Split Ticket | ballot cast for candidates of two or more political parties |
| Third Party | is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties |
| Nominate | a person nominated to do something |
| Campaign | try to get elected |
| Precint | a geograhpic area with a certain number of voters |
| Platform | something someone stands on |
| Non Partisan | non political |
| Electorate | the people that vote |
| Caucus | a political meeting |
| Primary Election | the first election |
| Straight Ticket | same party members |
| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president |
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