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electorial process
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| convention | party meeting 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 supporters for the 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 pary | political party that dose not have a majority of the elected members |
| 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 |
| third party | a political party other than republican or democrat |
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stephenhambleton
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