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chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | profit earned through investing |
| 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 collage | 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 sale. |
| electors | person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates. |
| winner-take-all system | a system in which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the states electoral votes. |
| propaganda | certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people. |
| political action committees (PACs) | political organization established by a corporation,labor union,or other special interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money |
| soft money | donations given to political parties and not designed for a particular candidates election campaign |
| incumbents | a politician who has already been elected to office |
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