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Electoral Process
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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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 |
campain | 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 |