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Chapter 10
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Polling Place | the location where voting is carried out |
Precinct | a geographic are 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 |
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 |
Elector | 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 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 candidate's election campaign |
Incumbent | a politician who has already been elected to office |