something given or received as an equivalent for services
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Presidential succession
the order in which officials fill the office of president in case of a vacancy
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Elector
a member of a political party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president
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Electoral college
the institution that is composed of a set of electors who are chosen to elect a president and vice president into office every four years
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Winner-take-all System
the system used by the Electoral College in almost every state in which the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a given state wins all the electoral votes for that state
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Political Action Committee (PAC)
an organization formed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates
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Federal Election Commission (FEC)
an independent regulatory agency created by Congress to enforce federal election laws
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Primary
first in order of time or development
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Caucus
an event held before an election where members of a political party select delegates to send to the national party convention, where they will also vote to nominate a candidate
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Convention
a meeting where political party members who have been chosen as delegates from each state vote for the candidate supported by their state's voters
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Third-party candidate
someone who represents a political party that is neither Democrat nor Republican
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