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Unit 4 part 1
Term | Definition |
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Precinct | Geographic area that contains a specific number of Voters |
Registrar | Government officials responsible for ensuring citizens are legally registered to vote |
Voter turnout | Percentage of registered voters who actually vote |
Apathy | Lack of caring or interest |
Electors | Official voter's chosen by popular vote who elected the President and Vice president |
Electoral college | Group of electors who gather to officially elected president and vice president |
Majority | Greater than half (270 electoral voters) |
Primary | First elections were parties choose a candidate |
Winner Takes all | Candidate who wins the majority of the votes in a state gets all the electoral votes |
Mass media | Means of communication that reach a large numbers of people |
Propaganda | Ideas or tactics used to influence an individual |
OP-ED pieces | Newspaper articles that offers opinions of average people |
Editorial | The editor of newspaper or news outlets expresses his or hers opinion |
Blog | Website if you buy an individual or group who expresses their use and observations about various issues |
Bias | One-sided or slanted point of view |
Reason choices | Decisions made based on information |