Campaigns and Elections

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  1. 3. Office an elected or appointed job in government
  2. 6. The length of time that a person serves in an elected position.
  3. 8. Parties Groups that try to influence government policy by promoting their own ideas to the public and helping candidates get elected to office.
  4. 10. The form (either paper or electronic) that a person fills out when voting.
  5. 12. One of the two major political parties in the United States. The Republicans supports lower taxes, restrictions on immigration, increased military spending, protection gun rights, restrictions on abortion, and restrictions on labor unions.
  6. 15. College The system used in the United States to pick the president. The person who receives the most votes does not win the presidential election in the United States. Instead, it is the person who receives the most Electoral College votes. Each state receives a certain number of Electoral College votes based on their population. The person who receives at least 270 electoral college votes wins the election.
  7. 16. Parties Any political party other than the two dominant parties, the Republican and Democratic parties, in the United States. The United States is home to more than 54 political parties — 37 of which have had candidates run for the presidency, but none has ever won the presidency.
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  1. 1. the process of voting to choose a person for an office or position.
  2. 2. Election An election to fill public offices or vote on city, or state, laws and initiatives .
  3. 4. To choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
  4. 5. One of the two major political parties in the United States. The modern Democratic Party emphasizes social equality and equal opportunity. Democrats support voting rights and minority rights, including LGBT rights.
  5. 7. Vote The total number of votes cast by citizens in an election
  6. 9. A person running for office
  7. 11. Initiative A process that gives citizens a way to propose laws and constitutional amendments without the support of the Governor or the Legislature.
  8. 13. Election An election that takes place before the general election in which voters select the candidates who will run on each party's ticket.
  9. 14. The actions a person/people take when they try to get a person elected to a political office, or get a ballot initiative approved.