People
Activities
Votes
The Campaign
Story Vocabulary
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What is a candidate?

A person nominated

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What is another word for polls?

Votes

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What is an election?

The act of choosing by vote 

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What is a short phrase or motto used during an election?

A slogan

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What does it mean when the story says, "Grace sat at her desk and stewed."

Grace was worried

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Who is a person that represents a group?

A Representative 

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What are speeches?

Formal talks to a group

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What type of government allows people to vote for their representatives?

A democracy

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What does it mean to nominate someone?

To select or choose a person 

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"The snickering in the room stopped." What does snickering mean?

Mean laughter

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What's another word for voters?

Constituents 

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What are rallies?

Big meetings to show support 

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What are the votes given by each state in the United States Presidential Election?

Electoral Votes 

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What is a campaign?

A plan that someone makes and does to make something happen

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"Thomas was stunned." What does stunned mean?

shocked 

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