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election
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Economics
6th Grade
10/23/2012

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Term
campaign
Definition
the competition for public office; organized actions that a candidate takes in aan attempt to win an election
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candidate
Definition
a person who seeks office
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caucus
Definition
an early statewide meeting where members of a political party select deleegates to support thier favorite candidates
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convension
Definition
a big meeting in which delegates from a political party pick the candidates for President and Vice President
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delegate
Definition
a person given power or authority to act for others; a representitive
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front-runner
Definition
a candidate who is thought to be in the lead
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nominee
Definition
a person chosen by a political party to be a candidate
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political party
Definition
an organized group of voters with simmilar ideas and goals for a counrty and its government. the two main parties in the U.S. are the Republican Party and the Democrat Party
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polls
Definition
survey of specific groups; places where people vote
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primary
Definition
an early, statewide election in which voters choose thier favorite candidates
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