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U.S. Election Vocabulary Posted by Gary Locke on Nov 4, 2016
We’ve talked about the U.S. presidential election, but you may still find yourself hearing certain terms which you don’t fully understand. Here’s a handy vocabulary guide to words and phrases which take on greater significance in the United States every four years. Absentee ballot: A ballot which is filled out and usually mailed in by…
Election Season: The Candidates Posted by Gabriele on Sep 25, 2012
The American political system is considered a two-party system, because we essentially have only two political parties, the Republicans and Democrats. There are independents within the system and politicians from minor political parties, like the Green Party, but when it comes to electing a president there are almost always only two candidates, a Republican and…
Election Season: The Republican National Convention Posted by Gabriele on Aug 30, 2012
Although the American presidential season can drag on for many months, we are now truly entering the presidential election season in the USA, which will culminate in Americans voting for their next president on Tuesday, November 6th. The reason I say that the presidential election season is now truly beginning is because over the next…