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Making America great? : Trump waving to supporters at a rally in Florida in March 2016. Glossary
Electoral College - During a US presidential election, people vote for electoral college members to represent their state. The number of electoral college votes depends on the population of the state. Then, the members of the electoral college vote to elect the next president.
White House - The official residence of the US president, in Washington DC. Burnt by British troops in 1814, it was rebuilt and painted white to hide the smoke stains.
Dictator - A ruler who has total power, and has often taken power by force.
Special prosecutor - In the USA, a special prosecutor is an independent person who looks into wrongdoing when there may be conflicts of interest.
Nullification Crisis - A political crisis in the USA in 1832 and 1833 involving a dispute between South Carolina and the federal government.
South Carolina - A southeastern US state with a population of 5 million.
Federal - In the USA laws are made both by individual states and the federal government, which governs all states together.
Secession - The act of withdrawing from a political body or group.
American Civil War - A war fought from 1861 to 1865 between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North, after the former seceded from the Union.
Republican Party - Also known as the Grand Old Party or GOP, it is one of the USA's two major political parties. Its first president was Abraham Lincoln. It sits on the right of the political spectrum.
Mike Pence - An American politician who was vice president of the USA under Donald Trump.