Elections

__ELECTIONS__

4. [|Convention] -     In the United States, assembly or convention of delegates, representing the membership of a political party, that meets to nominate candidates for elective public office. 5. A **[|party platform]** (manifesto) is a list of the principles which a [|political party] supports in order to appeal to the general public for the purpose of having said party's candidates voted into office. 6.   ** Gerrymandering ** is a form of [|redistribution] in which electoral district or [|constituency] boundaries are manipulated for electoral advantage. [|Gerrymandering] may be used to help or hinder particular [|constituents], such as members of a political, racial, linguistic, religious or class group.

7. [|Political Action Committee] - A committee formed by business, labor, or other special-interest groups to raise money and make contributions to the campaigns of political candidates whom they support. 8. Poll- A sampling and collection of [|opinions] of a subject. Also, the [|place where people vote] or   the actual act of voting. 9. General Election  -  A regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders.

10.  [|Primary]  - A meeting of the voters of a political party in an election district for nominating candidates for office and choosing delegates for a convention.

Our Election Scrapbooks     1. **[|Initiative] **: A procedure by which a specified number of voters may propose a statute, constitutional amendment, or ordinance, and compel a popular vote on its adoption. 2. Referendum-The submission of a proposed measure or actual statute to direct popular vote. 3. Electoral College- The Electoral College is a body of electors chosen by voters in each state to elect a President of The United States. The numbers of Electors is equal to the number of Representatives in the U.S. congress. The more people in a state the more votes.
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