Statistics for American Political Words

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Definition	Word	% Correct
One who is running for office	Candidate	93%
Presidential refusal to sign legislation	Veto	86%
Senatorial delay tactic	Filibuster	79%
In an election, the person who currently holds office	Incumbent	79%
A person who is not aligned with a specific political party	Independent	79%
To vote in the House of Representatives for an elected official to be removed (But to actually be removed, they must be convicted in the Senate)	Impeach	76%
The President's highest-ranking advisors, collectively	Cabinet	74%
Legislation that is not yet a law	Bill	73%
Person who attempts to influence government officials on behalf of a special interest	Lobbyist	73%
An election to choose a party's nominee	Primary	72%
To redraw voting districts in a convoluted, unfair way	Gerrymander	67%
The amount of money that the government spends in excess of its revenue each year	Deficit	58%
A Congressional election that happens between Presidential elections	Midterm	56%
Enforcer who ensures that party members vote along party lines	Whip	53%
A legislature with two houses is this	Bicameral	49%
The official policy positions of a political party	Platform	44%
A media personality who provides political analysis	Pundit	43%
A certificate that can be applied toward tuition at a private school	Voucher	33%
A winning percentage that may be less than 50%	Plurality	28%