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Question | Answer |
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Checks and Balances | A way to make sure that no one branch becomes too powerful. |
Political Party | An organization to gain political power. |
Government | A group of people with the authority to govern a country or political state. |
Democracy | Form of government in which all eligible citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. |
Popular Sovereignty | The principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people. |
Federalism | When government is divided into federal and state sectors. |
Federal Election Commission | Regulates the campaign finance legislation in the United States. |
Suffrage | Right to vote. |
Incumbent | Existing holder of a political office. |
Democrats and Republicans | Two major political parties. |
Bias | Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another. |
National Convention | Nominates a candidate for the party and negotiates a party platform. |