5592560190 | Suffrage | The right to vote | 0 | |
5592560191 | Constituent | A person whom a member of government has been elected to represent. | 1 | |
5592560192 | Political Efficacy | The belief that one's political participation really matters - that one's vote can actually make a difference | 2 | |
5592561456 | Delegate | A person appointed or elected to represent others | 3 | |
5592561457 | Election | The process of choosing public officials | 4 | |
5592561458 | Nomination | a process by which political parties officially select and offer candidates for public office | 5 | |
5592561459 | Primary election | A ballot vote in which citizens select a party's nominee for the general election. | 6 | |
5592561460 | Caucus | A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform. | 7 | |
5592564042 | General Election | An election held to choose which candidate will hold office | 8 | |
5592564043 | Electoral College | the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president | 9 | |
5592564044 | Winner-Take-All | the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state recieves all of the state's electoral votes | 10 | |
5592568928 | Popular Vote | the total number of votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote | 11 | |
5592581242 | Ballot | A document listing the alternative candidates you can vote for | 12 | |
5607340396 | National Convention | the meeting of party delegates every four years to choose a presidential ticket and write the party's platform. | 13 |
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