| A | B |
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| polling place | where you vote (usually a church or school) |
| governor | chief executive of each state |
| political parties | Democrats, Republicans, Independents |
| ballot | the paper you use to vote |
| election | the process to choose a president or other official |
| constitution | the highest law in the country |
| platform | what a candidate says he/she will do |
| representative democracy | the U.S.; a type of government where people vote for leaders |
| term of office | how long you can hold office (for example, 4 years) |
| legislator | person who makes laws for the country, state, or community |
| registered | filled out personal information, officially recorded |
| referendum | a question that requires a yes or no vote |
| U.S. citizen | born in U.S., or passed a test to get a U.S. passport |
| issues | important questions or problems |
| senator | makes laws for the state or country; 100 go to Wash., DC |
| Congress | the senators and the representatives who make the laws |
| representative | how many each state has depends on number of people |
| vote | to officially give your opinion (on who should be president, etc.) |
| candidate | person who is running for office, who wants to be elected |
| campaign | what a candidate says or does to get elected (ads, speeches, etc.) |
