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unit 4 vocabulary

political process: voters, the media and the Electoral College

TermDefinition
Bias One-sided or slanted viewpoint.
Campaign Finance Reform Laws limiting the amount of contributions to candidates
Editorial Article in a newspaper or magazine with the editor’s opinion on a topic.
Electoral College Group of electors.
Electors Official voters, chosen by the popular vote, who elect the President and Vice-President.
Influence To have an effect on; persuade
Majority More than half.
Mass Media Print or electronic forms of information.
Op-ed Pieces Section of a newspaper or magazine that includes letters of public opinion on a topic.
Precinct Geographic area with a specific number of voters
Propaganda Techniques used to influence people’s thoughts and behaviors.
Registrar Government official responsible for ensuring citizens are legally registered to vote
Reasoned Choices Decisions made by evaluating information
Special Interest Group Group of people united by ONE idea that lobby government officials to make laws regarding their issue..
Vote A choice that gets counted
Voter Turnout Percentage of voters who actually vote in an election
Winner-take-all Candidate that wins the majority of the popular vote wins ALL of the electoral vote.
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