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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 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 than half of the votes |