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21 Cards in this Set
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candidate
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One who offers himself or is proposed by others for an office, membership, right, or honor
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successor
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One that follows: one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate or office
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slogan
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A word or phrase used by a party, a group, or a business to attract attention.
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hickory
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Any of a genus of No. American hardwood trees of the walnut family often with sweet edible nuts
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nominate
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To choose as a candidate for election, appointment, or honor; esp: to propose for office
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pamphlet
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An unbound printed publication with no cover or a paper cover
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brochure
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a pamphlet
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re-election
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Another election for a repeat term in office
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massacre
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The violent, cruel, and indiscriminate killing of a number of persons
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spoils system
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The practice of distributing public offices and their emoluments as plunder to members of the victorious party
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reservation (Indian)
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A tract of puclic lands so reserved as an Indian reservation
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charter
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An instrument in writing issued by the sovereign power of a stae, country, or authority granting, guaranteeing, or defining the rights and duties of the body to which it is issued
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stump speech
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A speech addressed to the general public esp. during a political campaign
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nullify
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To take away any legal or binding force.
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compromise
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To adjust or settle differences by mutual concessions or the thing agreed upon as a result of concessions (Missouri Compromise)
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tariff
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A schedule of rates or charges of a business or public utility
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mandate
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An authoritative command, instruction, or direction
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distort
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To twist out of the true meaning: misrepresent
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misrepresent
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To give a false or misleading representation of
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slander
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To make false and defamatory oral statements about a person
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national convention
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Presidential nominating conventions
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