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| ballot | a printed or electronic form used in voting. |
| democracy | a government of, by, and for the people, who have the right to choose their leaders |
| executive | the branch of government that enforces laws and is headed by the President |
| incumbent | a person already holding a political office |
| legislative | the branch of government that makes the laws |
| political party | a group of people who share similar ideas about how to govern the nation and work together to gain power by electing its members to public office |
| polling place | a place where votes are cast in an election |
| presidential election day | the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November |
| primary | an election between members of the same party who seek to be selected as their party's candidate |
| registration | signing up to vote by filling in your name and other information about yourself on a special form |
| vote | a choice expressed by written ballot, voice, or a show of hands |
| voter | a person who votes |
| George W. Bush | Republican Presidential Candidate |
| John Kerry | Democratic Presidential Candidate |
| John Edwards | Democratic Vice-Presidential candidate |
| Dick Cheney | Rebublican Vice-Presidential candidate |
