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Building your vocabulary

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A. These are the 15 key vocabulary words for this chapter. They are boldfaced in the reading. Pronounce these words after your teacher and discuss their meaning.

 

campaign demonstration nominate

candidate inauguration opponent

conservative incumbent party

convention issue platform

delegate liberal primary

 

B. Complete these sentences with some of the key vocabulary words. Make the nouns plural if necessary, and put the verbs into the correct tense and form.

 

1. Every 4 years, the two major political _____ hold a national _______.

2. At each convention, __________ vote to choose that party's candidates for

president and vice president.

3. In general, the Democratic party appeals to more __________ voters and

the Republican party to more _________ voters.

4. The planks of each party's ______ tell that party's viewpoints on important political and social ________.

5. The presidential candidates from each party ______ from September until the November election.

6. The Republican and Democratic presidential candidates run against one another. They are ________ in the election.

7. The president is elected in November but does not take office until the following January, immediately after the __________.

8. A president running for reelection is a(n) _________ candidate.

 

C. What is the difference between a nominee and a candidate? Check the definitions in a dictionary. Then discuss these words in class.

 


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