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29 Cards in this Set
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polling place
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the location where voting is carried out
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precinct
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voting district
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ballot
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the list of candidates on which you cast your vote
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absentee ballot
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citizens who can get to the polls on election day can cast an early ballot
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returns
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the results of an election
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exit poll
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the media ask a sample of voters leaving the poll how they voted
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electorate
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all the people who are elligible to vote
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apathy
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lact of interest
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initiative
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a way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments
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propostition
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the proposed law
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recall
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citizens can vote to remove a public official from office
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Electoral College
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a body that elects the president
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electors
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group of people that make up the Electoral College
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winner- take- all system
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the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state unually recieves all of the state's electoral votes
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propoganda
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an attempt to promote a particular person or idea
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political action committee
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set up to collect money to support favored candidate
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soft money
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donations are given to a political part and not designed for a particular candidate's campaign
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incumbants
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politicians who have already been elected to office
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executive order
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a rule or command that has the force of law
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pardon
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a declaration of forgiveness and freedom from punishment
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reprieve
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order to delay a person's punishment until a higher court can hear the case
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amnesty
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pardon toward a group of people
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foreign policy
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a nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations
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national security
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the ability to keep the country safe from attack or harm
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treaties
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formal agreements between governments of two or more countries
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executive agreement
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an agreement between the president and a leader of another country
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ambassador
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an official representative of a country's government
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trade sanctions
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efforts to punish another country by imposing trade barriers
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embargo
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an agreement to prohibits them all from trading with a target nation
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