Election and Voting Vocabulary

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Election

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Process of choosing leaders

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Vote

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A choice made in an election

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Ballot

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Paper or electronic form to cast a vote

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Candidate

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Person running for office

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Polling Place

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Location where voting happens

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Voter Registration

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Process to sign up to vote

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Democracy

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Government by the people

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Campaign

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Effort to win an election

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Debate

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Discussion between candidates

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Electoral College

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System to elect the U.S. President