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Luiz L. (Brazil)
Good words to know for understanding the U.S. electoral system.
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  1. absentee ballot
    a ballot that is cast while absent
  2. bipartisan
    supported by both sides
  3. campaign
    related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  4. candidate
    someone who is considered for something
  5. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
  6. citizen
    a native or naturalized member of a state
  7. closed primary
    a preliminary election for members of one party
  8. congressional district
    a territorial division of a state
  9. constituency
    the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
  10. elected official
    official who won the office in a free election
  11. election commission
    a commission delegated to supervise an election
  12. election day
    the day appointed for an election
  13. elector
    a citizen who has a legal right to vote
  14. electoral
    of or relating to elections
  15. electoral college
    the body that formally selects the United States president
  16. electorate
    the body of enfranchised citizens; those qualified to vote
  17. federal office
    a department of the federal government of the United States
  18. freedom of assembly
    the right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
  19. fund-raise
    raise money for a cause or project
  20. gerrymander
    divide voting districts unfairly and to one's advantage
  21. gubernatorial
    relating to the head of a state government
  22. House of Representatives
    the lower legislative assembly of the United States Congress
  23. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  24. legislative branch
    the part of the government that makes laws
  25. legislature
    an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals laws
  26. midterm
    middle of an academic term or a political term in office
  27. nominate
    propose as a candidate for some honor
  28. open primary
    an initial election in which any registered voter can vote
  29. party
    an occasion on which people gather to socialize and have fun
  30. political action committee
    a group that raises money and distributes it for elections
  31. political campaign
    the state of being considered for some position or degree
  32. political party
    a group that tries to run the government
  33. poll
    the counting of votes (as in an election)
  34. polling booth
    a temporary booth in a polling place which people enter to cast their votes
  35. polling place
    a site where voters go to cast their votes in an election
  36. polling station
    a site where voters go to cast their votes in an election
  37. precinct
    an administrative district of a city or town
  38. presidential
    relating to a president or presidency
  39. presidential term
    the tenure of a president
  40. primary
    of first rank or importance or value
  41. primary election
    an election to choose a candidate for the general election
  42. registration
    the act of registering for something
  43. soft money
    funds given to a party or PAC rather than a candidate
  44. unicameral
    composed of one legislative body
  45. United States Constitution
    the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states
  46. United States House of Representatives
    the lower legislative house of the United States Congress
  47. voter turnout
    the total number who cast ballots in an election
  48. voting
    a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
  49. voting machine
    a mechanical device for recording and counting votes mechanically
  50. write-in
    a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters
Created on Mon Nov 08 14:25:13 EST 2010

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