political party that is represented by more than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives

political party that is represented by less than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives

the stand the government takes about how issues should be handled

group of people with similar beliefs about government, like the Democratic Party and the Republican Party

official paper or electronic form on which voters indicate choices of candidates and ballot measures

set of statements that describe a political party’s views about the issues facing our country

meeting where a political party chooses its presidential candidate

people chosen to represent each state at a political party’s convention

the candidate a political party chooses, or nominates, to run in the general election

speech delivered by a candidate when accepting a political party’s nomination for the national presidential election

process of gathering public support for a candidate

tally (count) of how many votes each candidate has received in the presidential election

a group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the nation’s President and Vice President based on the votes of all the people in each state

not relating to any political party