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Ch. 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ballot and results of an election. |
| Exit Poll | A survery 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 bu 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 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 (PAC) | Established by a labor union , 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. |