| A | B |
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| election | The process by which citizens vote for people to represent them in government offices. |
| political party | A group of individuals with common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, |
| platform | A series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues. |
| duel | fight with guns between two people. |
| rise of political parties | disagreement divided our government and its citizens and gave rise to two new political parties. |
| rivalry | A competition between opponents. |
| campaign | A series of actions or operations intended to accomplish a goal such as getting a person elected to an office. |
| democrats | donkey |
| republicans | elephant |
| Thomas Jefferson | He ran for president as a Democratic-Republicans in the election of 1800 and was tied with Burr for president. |
