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U.S. election

General elections held every four years to elect the President and Vice President of the United States. These are indirect elections in that ordinary voters cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College, who in turn directly elect the President and Vice President.

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U.S. election

Medicare

Government; U.S. election

The national health insurance programme for the elderly and the disabled established in 1965 under an amendment to the Social Security Act. Medicare breaks down into two parts: * hospital insurance ...

Medicaid

Government; U.S. election

A federally funded programme administered at state level to provide medical benefits and healthcare for some low-income people. Created by amendments to the 1965 Social Security Act, it applies only ...

Reagan democrat

Government; U.S. election

Democratic voters who defected from their party to vote for Republican candidate Ronald Reagan in the 1980 and 1984 presidential elections, largely because of his social and fiscal policies. The ...

Oval Office

Government; U.S. election

The office traditionally occupied by the president in the West Wing of the White House. The room did not exist until the 1930s when it was added on as part of expansion work to the building. The ...

Robocall

Government; U.S. election

An automated phonecall dialled by a machine that delivers a pre-recorded message from a politician or candidate to voters.

Third-party candidate

Government; U.S. election

A candidate who does not belong to one of the two main US political parties, the Republicans or the Democrats. No third-party candidate has ever won the presidency, but they have may have strongly ...

Delegates

Government; U.S. election

The party members whose votes at the National Convention officially determine the two parties' presidential candidates. Most of the delegates at the convention are obliged to vote for a candidate ...

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