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1 Election Vocabulary Students should have defined and be studying the following words for their Election Test:

2 1. declare 2. conventions 3. delegates
4. Caucus System Primary Election 6. nominee acceptance speech 8. campaign popular vote 10. Electoral Collage 11. Absolute majority Political Party 13. single-party system two-party system 15. multi-party system Majority Party 17. Minority Party platform candidates 20. endorsements opinion polls issues 23. contributors nonpartisan

3 Students should also know the two MAIN political parties in the United States, and the 5 steps for a candidate to do to become president. (The 5 steps are located on “The Election Process” handout)

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