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36 Cards in this Set
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Presumative |
مفترض |
President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and Mr Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee |
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Rallies |
مسيرات |
have effectively moved their campaigns indoors, skipping the rallies and rope lines that are typically front and centre in an election season. |
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Rope line |
خطوط الحبال |
have effectively moved their campaigns indoors, skipping the rallies and rope lines that are typically front and centre in an election season. |
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Clinch |
انتزع |
In the coming months we'll find out who has won over enough voters - in the midst of a pandemic - to clinch the presidency in November. |
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Presidency |
الرئاسة |
In the coming months we'll find out who has won over enough voters - in the midst of a pandemic - to clinch the presidency in November. |
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Convention |
اتفاقية، مؤتمر |
From caucuses to conventions, here's what you need to know about the presidential election |
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Caucuses |
مؤتمرات |
From caucuses to conventions, here's what you need to know about the presidential election |
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Occasionally |
في بعض الاحيان |
Other "third-party" candidates sometimes participate, with the Libertarian, Green and Independent parties occasionally putting forth a nominee. |
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Putting forth |
طرح |
Other "third-party" candidates sometimes participate, with the Libertarian, Green and Independent parties occasionally putting forth a nominee. |
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Square off |
تأهب ل |
Before party nominees square off in the general election, presidential hopefuls battle for their party's nomination in caucuses and primary elections ("primaries") across the country |
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Primaries |
انتخابات تمهيدية |
Before party nominees square off in the general election, presidential hopefuls battle for their party's nomination in caucuses and primary elections ("primaries") across the country |
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Unaffiliated |
غير منتسب |
State laws determine if these primaries are closed, meaning only those registered with that party can vote, or open, where unaffiliated voters can also participate. |
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Delegate |
مندوبين |
If a candidate wins a primary election, they win either all or a proportion of the state's delegates, |
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Precincts |
دائرة انتحابية |
A handful of states, like Iowa, have caucuses instead of primaries. Caucuses are run by the parties in precincts across the state. |
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Ballots |
اوراق اقتراح, صوت انتخابي |
For Democratic caucuses, no ballots are cast, and votes are determined by standing in groups around a room. |
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Cast |
يدلي |
For Democratic caucuses, no ballots are cast, and votes are determined by standing in groups around a room. |
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Postponed |
اجلت |
A total of 15 others, including Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island have postponed their primary elections as late as August. |
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Bullish |
متفائلين |
That's more likely to be an in-person event because Republican leaders are generally more bullish about returning to "normal |
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Nonpartisan |
غير حزبي |
The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, established in 1987, sponsors and runs these debates |
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Depate |
مناظرة |
The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates, established in 1987, sponsors and runs these debates |
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Comes down |
يعود دلك |
That comes down to the "electoral college" vote. A simple majority of 270 out of the 538 votes available wins the White House |
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Electoral college |
هيأة انتخابية |
That comes down to the "electoral college" vote. A simple majority of 270 out of the 538 votes available wins the White House |
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Simple majority |
اغلبية بسيطة |
That comes down to the "electoral college" vote. A simple majority of 270 out of the 538 votes available wins the White House |
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On behalf |
بالنيابة عن |
It's the term for the officials, "electors", who vote on behalf of the states for president. |
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Bastion |
معاقل |
Republican bastions such as Idaho, Alaska, and many southern states are considered "red states" |
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Swing |
متارجحة |
Swing states are states that can change hands depending on the candidate |
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Unwinnable |
غير قابلة للفوز |
As campaigns often choose not to send candidates or invest resources to states they consider unwinnable |
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Contest |
مسابقة |
the presidential contest mostly takes place in these few swing states, like Ohio and Florida. |
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Absentee |
غائب |
There's also mail-in absentee voting, for voters who are unable to go to a polling place due to illness, disability, travel plans or attending an out-of-state school. |
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Polling |
اقتراع |
There's also mail-in absentee voting, for voters who are unable to go to a polling place due to illness, disability, travel plans or attending an out-of-state school. |
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Outright |
تماما |
Though there has been speculation of an outright delay due to the pandemic, a change in date remains highly unlikely |
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Sworn in |
اليمين الدستورية |
In January, the new president (or returning incumbent) is sworn in at an event called the inauguration |
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Inauguration |
افتتاح، تنصيب |
In January, the new president (or returning incumbent) is sworn in at an event called the inauguration |
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Constitution |
دستور |
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution - ratified in 1933 - mandates inauguration take place on 20 January |
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Amendment |
تعديل |
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution - ratified in 1933 - mandates inauguration take place on 20 January |
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Retified |
صدق |
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution - ratified in 1933 - mandates inauguration take place on 20 January |
