| A | B |
| primary | an early election that helps a political party choose its candidate |
| downsize | to make smaller, to reduce the size of the workforce |
| budget surplus | the amount of money that is left over after spending |
| grand jury | a jury that decides if charges against a person are strong enough to go to trial |
| ethnic cleansing | the removal of one group of people by another group in the same region |
| coalition | a temorary alliance of nations for a special action |
| underclass | a group of people with few job skills and little education |
| workfare | a government program in which people have to work to receive aid |