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| absentee ballot |
| activist |
| amendment |
| appointment |
| appropriations |
| at large |
| authorization |
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| baiting |
| balanced budget |
| ballot |
| ballot box |
| ballot box stuffing |
| ballot proposition |
| bandwagon |
| Beltway, the |
| bias |
| bicameral legislature |
| bill |
| Bill of Rights |
| bipartisan |
| boondoggle |
| budget |
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| cabinet |
| campaign |
| campaign spending limits |
| canvas |
| caucus |
| challenger |
| checks and balances |
| City Council |
| City Manager |
| coalition |
| closed primary |
| coattails |
| Congress |
| Congressional District |
| conservative |
| constituent |
| Constitution (U.S.) |
| convention |
| cosponsor |
| county |
| County Clerk |
| County Commissioner |
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| dark horse |
| debate |
| declare |
| deficit |
| delegate |
| democracy |
| Democratic Party |
| direct primary |
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| Election Day |
| electoral college |
| electoral vote |
| electronic voting |
| enact |
| entitlement |
| ethics |
| Executive Branch |
| exit poll |
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| Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) |
| Federal Election Commission (FEC) |
| fiscal year (FY) |
| front-runner |
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| gerrymander |
| GOP |
| governor |
| grass roots |
| Green Party |
| Gross Domestic Product (GDP) |
| Gross National Product (GNP) |
|
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| hard money |
| House of Representatives |
|
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| inauguration |
| incumbent |
| independent |
| initiative |
|
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| lame duck |
| landslide |
| left |
| left wing |
| Legislative Branch |
| liberal |
| Libertarian Party |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| line-item veto |
| lobby |
| lobbyist |
|
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| machine |
| Majority Leader |
| majority party |
| matching funds |
| Mayor |
| Member of Congress |
| midterm election |
| Minority Leader |
| minority party |
| Motor-Voter Law |
| mudslinging |
|
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| national debt |
| negative ads |
| nominate |
| nominee |
| nonpartisan |
|
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| partisan |
| petition |
| platform |
| plurality |
| pocket veto |
| Political Action Committee (PAC) |
| politician |
| "Politics makes strange bedfellows� |
| poll |
| pork barrel |
| precinct |
| President of the Senate |
| President of the United States |
| President Pro Tempore |
| primary election |
| progressive |
| propaganda |
| proportional representation |
| public funding |
| public office |
|
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| Reagan Democrat |
| reapportionment |
| recount |
| redistricting |
| referendum |
| Reform Party |
| registration |
| Republican Party |
| revenues |
| right |
| right wing |
| roll call |
| running mate |
| runoff election |
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| Secretary of State |
| Senate |
| seniority |
| separation of powers |
| Social Security |
| soft money |
| sound bite |
| Speaker of the House |
| special interests |
| spin |
| split ticket |
| State Legislature |
| State Representative |
| State Senator |
| states' rights |
| statute |
| straight ticket |
| strategy |
| straw vote, straw poll |
| stump speech |
| subcommittee |
| suffrage |
| super delegate |
| Super Tuesday |
| Supreme Court |
| surplus |
| swing voter |
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| tally |
| term |
| term limits |
| territory |
| third party |
| "throw your hat in the ring� |
| ticket |
|
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| uncommitted delegate |
| unicameral legislature |
| U.S. Representative |
| U.S. Senator |
|
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| veto |
| Vice President of the United States |
| "vote with your feet� |
| voter turnout |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| war chest |
| ward |
| wedge issue |
| Whip |
| whistle stop |
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