Elections
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| Candiadate | the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position
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| polling place | polling station is where voters cast their ballots in elections
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| Plurality | the most votes for any choice in an election, but not necessarily a majority
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| Recall | a procedure by which voters can remove an elected official from office through a direct vote before his or her term has ended
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| Coalitions | two or more parties joined to gain a majority
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| Popular Vote | the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college
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| Referendum | a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a vote
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| Initiative | citizens propose a law
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| Split Ticket | ballot cast for candidates of two or more political parties
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| Third Party | is used in the United States for any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties
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| Nominate | a person nominated to do something
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| Campaign | try to get elected
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| Precint | a geograhpic area with a certain number of voters
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| Platform | something someone stands on
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| Non Partisan | non political
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| Electorate | the people that vote
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| Caucus | a political meeting
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| Primary Election | the first election
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| Straight Ticket | same party members
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| Electoral College | a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
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