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ch. 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polling place | the location where voting is carried out |
| precinct | a ruling that is used as the basis for a judicial decision in a later, similar case |
| ballot | the list of candidates on which you cast your vote |
| absentee ballot | one ballot 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 |
| prosposition | 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 |
| elector | person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates |
| winner-take-all | a system in which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's electoral votes |
| system | a complex way of handling something |
| propaganda | certain ideas that may involve misleading messages made to manipulate |
| political action commitee | Political organization established by a corporation to support candidates by giving money |
| soft money | donations given to political parties and not designed for a particular candidate's election campaign |
| incumbent | a politician who has already been elected into office |