| A | B |
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| Ballot | a form used in voting |
| Campaign | a series of events, rallies, and speeches intended to persuade voters to vote for a particular candidate |
| Candidate | a person who runs for a political office |
| Citizen | a person born in a country or who chooses to become a member of that country by law |
| Debate | an oganized public discussion by the candidates running for office |
| Democracy | a government in which people choose their leaders |
| Democrat | a member of the Democratic Party |
| Election | the act of choosing by vote |
| Election Day | the Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| Inauguration | the ceremony in which the President takes an oath before taking office (January 20th) |
| Political Party | a group of people who share similar views and work together to elect a candidate |
| Primary | an election to choose a party candidate who will run in the general election |
| Registration | the act of signing up to vote |
| Republican | a person who favors a republican form of government |
| Vote | to make a choice in an election |
| Voter | A person who votes |
