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- 4. vote The votes cast by citizens in an election; the people's vote.
- 6. An organized effort by a political party or candidate to attract voter support in an election.
- 10. The use of objects or images to represent something. Political symbolism is used to represent a political issue or party. Symbolism can occur in various media- including banners, pictures, and flags.
- 13. An OPINION, unfairly favoring one side over another side.
- 14. College The process of electing the President of the U.S.
- 16. A person running (competing) for political office.
- 17. various methods for communicating information - newspapers, TV, radio, Internet, books, and magazines
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- 1. a document that lists the names of candidates during an election; voters select who they want on the ballot
- 2. party A group of individuals who share common political ideas and goals for solving problems in our country, who organize to nominate candidates for office, and win elections.
- 3. elections a special election that determines the one candidate from each party
- 5. elections the final election where citizens exercise their right to vote and choose who will hold office
- 7. elections every two-years there is an election for ALL U.S. representatives and 1/3 of U.S. senators
- 8. system An election system, in which the candidate with the most popular votes in a state, wins ALL of the electoral votes for that state.
- 9. Using images and words, in a biased or misleading way, to INFLUENCE people to do something.
- 11. groups groups who lobby government officials about a particular issue
- 12. + House of Representatives). A Presidential candidate must win 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.
- 15. the media holds gov. officials accountable by monitoring and exposing their activities