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Chapter 10
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| polling place | the location where voting is carried out. |
| precinct | a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters. |
| 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 | ballots and results of an election. |
| exit poll | a survey taken at polling places of how people voted. |
| electorate | all the people who are eligible to vote. |
| apathy | a lack of interest. |
| Electoral College | A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president. |
| initiative | a procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments. |
| proposition | a petition asking for a new law. |
| referendum | a way for citizens to vote on state or local laws. |
| recall | a special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office; situation in which a company pulls a product off the market or agrees to change it to make it safe. |
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