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Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| POLLING PLACE | The location where voting is carried our. |
| PRECINCT | A voting district. |
| BALLOT | The list of candidates on which you cast your vote. |
| ABSENTEE BALLOT | One that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day. |
| RETURNS | When election workers count the votes at the polling place and take the ballots and the results to the election board. |
| EXIT POLL | A survey taken at polling places or now people voted. |
| ELECTORATE | All the people who are elegible to vote. |
| APATHY | Lack of interest. |
| ELECTORAL COLLEGE | Part of the process that Americans use to select their president. |
| INITIATIVE | A way that a citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments. |
| PROPOSITION | Put on ballot at the next general election. |
| REFERENDUM | A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law. |
| RECALL | Another type of special election. |
| ELECTORS | Person appointed to vote in president elections for the major candidates. |
| WINNER-TAKE-ALL SYSTEM | A system in which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receive all of the state's electoral votes. |
| PROPAGANDA | An attempt to promote a particular person or idea. |
| POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC) | Organizations set up by interest groups especially to collect money to support favored candidates. |
| SOFT MONEY | Unlimited amounts of money for general purposes, not designated to particular candidates.A |
| INCUMBENT | Policians who have already been elected to office. |
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