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a federal holiday in which the elected next President (called President-elect) and the elected next Vice President (called Vice President-elect) are sworn in and take office.

inauguration day

secure area around a polling place where political campaigning is prohibited during election day.

buffer zone

the day when the greatest number of U.S. states hold primary elections and caucuses.

super Tuesday

(how we interact with our own country) • Jobs and the economy • Health care • Education • Environment • Energy

domestic policy

(how we interact with the world) • Terrorism • Diplomacy • Military action • Promoting democracy abroad • Commerce and tariffs

foreign policy

The process of gathering public support for a candidate

Campaign

a forum where each party makes the results of all primaries and caucuses official and chooses a nominee to represent the political party in the Presidential election.

national convention

a mini-election, where members of the same party vote in a statewide election for the candidate they want to represent them in the general election.

primary

occurs when a group of members of the same party meet, discuss, and vote for a person they think will be the best party candidate.

Caucus

an alteration to the original text of the U.S. Constitution by which a modification, deletion or addition is accomplished.

Constitutional Amendment

the right to vote in political elections. Today, any United States citizen 18 years or older can vote in an election.

Suffrage

How many electoral votes are required to win the US Presidency?

270

How is the number of electors determined for each state for the electoral college?

the number of representatives each state holds in the House of Representatives plus their two Senators.

Term limits of US Vice President

Unlimited four year terms

Term limits of US House of Representatives

Unlimited two year terms

Term limits of US Senators

unlimited 6 year terms

Term limits of US President

Two four year terms

elect officials such as county commissioners, city council members and mayors.

local elections

elect representatives such as attorneys general, members of congress and governors.

state elections

take place every four years and congressional elections happen every two.

Presidential elections

occur when there is no Presidential election and only congress members are being elected.

Midterm elections

is a process where citizens vote for someone to be their representative in government.

Election

Which branch of the government makes treaties?

Executive

Which branch of government interprets the Constitution?

Judicial

Which branch of the government introduces laws?

Legislative

What are the three branches of government?

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

Three elements of Democracy:

Equality under the law, Political freedom, The rule of law

There are two types of democracy

a direct democracy, where citizens vote directly on issues; and a representative democracy, where citizens elect representative to form a governing body

The form of government where the citizens exercise power by voting

DEMOCRACY

The form of government where the government owns and controls the means of production (like farming, factories, businesses, and transportation).

COMMUNISM

The form of government where the power resides in the hands of a small, privileged group of citizens.

ARISTOCRACY

governments where a single individual or small group of individuals hold absolute power. Countries ruled by dictators today include Eritrea, North Korea, and Turkmenistan.

Dictatorships

where the monarch holds supreme authority— unrestricted by any written laws or legislative body. Examples include the rulers of Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

Absolute monarchies

The form of government where the ruler or rulers are unrestrained by law or have usurped another established form of government.

AUTOCRACY

The form of government in which a deity is recognized as the supreme ruler. All the laws are interpreted by religion or church authorities who are regarded as divinely guided.

THEOCRACY