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Chapter 10 Vocab
WSHS - C/E - Chap 10 Vocab - Boyd/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| polling place | the location at which voting is carried out |
| precinct | a voting district |
| ballot | the list of candidates on which you cast your vote |
| absentee ballot | a ballot that is mailed before an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls |
| returns | the results of a count of the votes from a polling place |
| exit poll | an informal poll of voters leaving a voting place; taken to try to precinct the winner |
| electorate | all the people who are eligible to vote |
| apathy | a lack of interest in voting |
| Electoral College | part of the process that Americans use to elect the president |
| initiative | a way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments |
| proposition | a proposed law |
| referendum | a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law |
| recall | in this kind of election, citizens can vote to remove a public official from office |
| elector | a person who is slated by his or her state to a particular candidate |
| winner-take-all system | a system in which the candidate who wins the state popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes |
| propaganda | used to try to persuade voters to choose one candidate over another |
| soft money | a type of donation that is given to a political party and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign |
| political action committee | an organization set up by an interest group to collect money to support a favored candidate |
| incumbent | a politician who has already been elected to office |
| polling place | the location at which voting is carried out |
| precinct | a voting district |
| ballot | the list of candidates on which you cast your vote |
| absentee ballot | a ballot that is mailed before an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls |
| returns | the results of a count of the votes from a polling place |
| exit poll | an informal poll of voters leaving a voting place; taken to try to precinct the winner |
| electorate | all the people who are eligible to vote |
| apathy | a lack of interest in voting |
| Electoral College | part of the process that Americans use to elect the president |
| initiative | a way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments |
| proposition | a proposed law |
| referendum | a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law |
| recall | in this kind of election, citizens can vote to remove a public official from office |
| elector | a person who is slated by his or her state to a particular candidate |
| winner-take-all system | a system in which the candidate who wins the state popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes |
| propaganda | used to try to persuade voters to choose one candidate over another |
| soft money | a type of donation that is given to a political party and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign |
| political action committee | an organization set up by an interest group to collect money to support a favored candidate |
| incumbent | a politician who has already been elected to office |
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