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| elections definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | votes held to decided who the government should be, decided on by the people of the nation | 5 sets | |
| 2 | las elecciones | 4 sets | |
| 3 | בחירות | 2 sets | |
| 4 | انتخابات | 2 sets | |
| 5 | duma: must get 5% of vote to win a seat, conbination of proportional representation and single member districts. presidential elections are direct but can be forced to hold a run-off if no one gets a majority of votes. | 1 set | |
| 6 | the institutions that give people the opportunity to participate in public life. | 1 set | |
| 7 | president and legislature are directly elected. not uncommon for president to all but handpick their successor. | 1 set | |
| 8 | often postponed in the past. usually considered corrupt. presidential is direct but may have a run-off if no one gets a majority. legislative: direct with no run-oofs. | 1 set | |
| 9 | keep politicians accountable, more than any other country | 1 set | |
| 10 | unexpectedly called multi-party ... | 1 set | |
| 11 | held to legitimize government, direct elections are at the local level only | 1 set | |
| 12 | held every 2 years for all 435 members of house of reps. | 1 set | |
| 13 | választások | 1 set | |
| 14 | institutionlize political activity; regualr access to political power; choose political leader | 1 set | |
| 15 | governor of ilinois delaware to select new senators | 1 set | |
| 16 | a process of choosing a new leader for a country | 1 set | |
| 17 | in 1979, vietnam captures cambodia, and pol pot retreat to remote areas; in the 1990s, the un helps cambodia hold _, but the government soon grew authoritarian. | 1 set | |
| 18 | the process by which citizens vote for people to represent them | 1 set | |
| 19 | اِنْتِخَاب / ات | 1 set | |
| 20 | إنتخابات الرأسة | 1 set | |
| 21 | critical to american society; they institutionalize political activity by making it possible for the most political participation. provides regular access to political power. | 1 set | |
| 22 | must have party sponsorship, age 21 or up, must be held every 5 years, first past the post | 1 set | |