American Democracy

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Definitions

Term	Definition
National	(adj) spanning the entire geographic region of America.
State	(n) one of 50 geographic sub-regions of america. Less technically used to reference additional non-state regions, e.g. Washington, DC or Puerto Rico.
District	(n) a geographic sub-region of a state used to define the constituency of either a national or state congressional seat.
Petition	(n) a collective request for action, generally delivered as (digital or physical) signatures.
Assembly	(n) See State House.
Convention	(n) a national or state event where a political party nominates candidates and/or selects a platform.
Precinct	(n) a geographic sub-region of a state (and generally a district) used to define the constituency of a specific set of ballot questions.
Primary	(n) an event in which a party selects nominees, typically via statewide ballot vote.
Caucus	(n) an event in which a party selects nominees, typically via local in-person meetings.
State House	(n) the lower legislative body of a state government.