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| ballot | sheet of paper or a machine which lists a voter's choices |
| candidate | a qualified citizen who runs for political office |
| delegate | person who is a representative of an area who attends a political convention |
| Democratic Party | one of the two parties - favors gov't involvement for citizens |
| district | an area represented by a member of a legislative branch |
| election | the process of selecting people - this is done by voting |
| elector | anyone who is qualified to vote or one of the members of the Electoral College |
| electoral vote | votes cast by members of the Electoral College |
| federal gov't | the gov't of the entire US |
| majority | in an election; more than half of the total votes |
| Republican | one of the two parties; favors big business |
| vote | making a choice or decision in a formal way |
| registration | process of signing up to vote |
| nominee | person who is chosen to be a party's candidate |
| popular vote | actual number of votes cast for President |
| plurality | the difference between the number of votes cast for the winning candidate and those cast for the candidate who comes in second |
| precinct | a division of a city, town, county or other local area |
| platform | the basic principles or goals of a party |
| plank | each individual part of a party's goals |
| incumbent | the person who holds the office for which an election is being held |
