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Ch.10
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 | 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 |
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 |
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 form office |
Elector | person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates |
Winner-take-all system | a system n which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's 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 |