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Electoral Process
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| conventions | party meetings at the local state and national levels |
| declare | public step a candidate makes to the nation that they want to be president |
| delegates | the candidates who will attend the national convention, they will vote for the candidate the state political party supports |
| nominee | delegates choice for their party and who will run in the national election |
| campaign | process of gathering public support for a candidate |
| popular vote | a tally of all the votes cast |
| Electoral College | each state has a group of people called electors who cast the actual votes for president |
| absolute majority | more than half the votes |
| political party | An organized group of people who share similar political views and work to influence government |
| write-in-candidates | A candidate whose name a voter must hand-write on the ballot |
| public policy | The stand the government takes about how issues should be handled |
| minority party | Political party that does not have a majority of the elected members |
| third party | A political party other than Republican or Democrat |
| platform | Set of statements describing a party's views on major issues |
| political views | A person's ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved |
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