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| polls | where you go to vote |
| governor | chief executive of the state |
| party | Democratic or Republican |
| ballot | the paper that you mark to vote in an election |
| election | when citizens vote for candidates |
| constitution | the highest law of the land |
| platform | what the candidate promises to do if elected |
| representative democracy | a type of government where the people vote to elect leaders |
| term of office | how long a politician can stay in his/her job |
| legislator | makes laws for the country, state, or community |
| register | sign up officially |
| referendum | an issue that people must vote for or against |
| citizen | someone who has full rights in a certain country |
| issues | political problems or questions |
| senator | 2 of them represent each state in Washington, DC |
| representative | the size of the population in the state determines how many there are |
| majority | a higher percentage; more than half |
| candidate | a politician who is running for a political office |
| President | the chief executive of the country |
| campaign | verb: to run for office; noun: the process of running for office |
