being a voting member of a community or organization and having the power to appoint or elect.

is a form of government in which the people have the opportunity to participate in making governmental decisions

the dividing of a state, county, etc., into election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts

uses the people in a given district, region, or community as the basis for a political or economic movement.

outgoing politician is an elected official whose replacement has already been elected or will be soon.

Winning by a large amount

believe society is best served with an expanded role for the government

believe that the best outcome for society is achieved when individual rights and civil liberties are paramount and the role — and especially the power — of the government is minimized.

is someone who believes the following: people are and should be free to do whatever they like up to the point at which it keeps others from doing as they like.

advocating neither extreme left-wing politics nor extreme right-wing politics.

Negative campaigning to make another candidate look bad

the legislator's practice of slipping funding for a local project into a budget. The project may have nothing to do with the bill and may benefit only the legislator's home district.

only voting for members of one political party

a form of government in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a king or a queen

has no say in how he is treated and does what he is told

a state doesn't support either political party on a regular basis