For the Week ending 12/03/10
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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closed meeting of a political party to select candidates or to decide on policy
Iowa uses a _______ system rather than primaries to choose political candidates. |
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a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative; the residents in an electoral district
The representative was obligated to vote in a manner representing her _______. |
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to divide a voting area into political units to give special advantages to one group
The redefined precincts seemed a clear attempt to _______ the boundaries to favor the conservatives. |
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of or relating to a governor
The largest single contributor to California Governor Gray Davis's _______ race: prison guards. |
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the holder of an office; one that occupies a particular position or place
In the race for senator, a dark horse upstart ousted the _______, who had been in office for two previous terms. |