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Term | Definition |
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polling place | the location where voting is carried out |
precinct | a geographic area that contains a specific number of voters |
ballot | 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 to see how many people voted |
electorate | all people who are eligible to vote |
apathy | lack of intrest |
electoral college | a group of people named bu state legislature to select the president and vice president |
initiative | procedure in 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 |
elector | person appointed to vote on 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 wins all the electoral votes |
propaganda | certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people |
political action committee | 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 designated for a particular candidates election campaign |
incumbent | a politician who has already been elected to office |