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U.S. Election Vocab.
Political Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absentee voting | a way people can vote when they can't get to their polling place. They vote on a special form and mail it in. |
| balanced budget | a balanced budget occurs when total revenues equal total outlays for a fiscal year. |
| ballet box | a receptacle for voters' ballots. |
| bias | a leaning in favor of or against something or someone; partiality or prejudice. |
| campaign | competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office. |
| candidate | a person running for office in an election. |
| caucus | meetings of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and determine strategy. |
| citizen | a native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its government and is entitled to protection from its government. |
| closed primary | a primary in which voters can only vote for candidates in the party they are registered in. Prevents members of other parties from "crossing over" to influence the nomination of an opposing party's candidate. |
| congressional districts(CD) | a political subdivision in which the nation is divided for the purposes of elected U.S. Representatives. Each district contains about 570,000 people. |
| constituency | all of the voters i a particular district. |
| constituent | a person having the right to vote or elect; any of the voters represented by a particular official. |
| debate | face-to-face discussion of candidates' views on issues. |
| delegate | an individual who is appointed to represent others. |
| democracy | a government by the people, through free and frequent elections. |
| early money | money given to a campaign before or during the early presidential primaries. This money helps propel campaign. |
| election day | the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, national elections are held for the President and Vice President in years evenly divisible by four. On even years, voters elect members of the House of Representatives for two-year terms and one-third |
| electoral college | a body ......... |
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