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the electoral proces
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 | tha candidates who will attend national convention they will vote for the candidate that 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 of the votes cast |
| electoral college | each state helps a group of people called electors who cast the actual votes for president |
| absolute majority | more that 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 the majority of the elected mambers |
| third party | a political party other than republican or democrat |
| platform | set of statements describing a partys views on major issues |
| political views | a persons ideas about how government should run and how issues should be solved |