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WSHS - C/E - Chap 10 Vocab - Boyd/Tedder

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polling place   the location at which voting is carried out  
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precinct   a voting district  
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ballot   the list of candidates on which you cast your vote  
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absentee ballot   a ballot that is mailed before an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls  
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returns   the results of a count of the votes from a polling place  
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exit poll   an informal poll of voters leaving a voting place; taken to try to precinct the winner  
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electorate   all the people who are eligible to vote  
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apathy   a lack of interest in voting  
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Electoral College   part of the process that Americans use to elect the president  
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initiative   a way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments  
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proposition   a proposed law  
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referendum   a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law  
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recall   in this kind of election, citizens can vote to remove a public official from office  
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elector   a person who is slated by his or her state to a particular candidate  
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winner-take-all system   a system in which the candidate who wins the state popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes  
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propaganda   used to try to persuade voters to choose one candidate over another  
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soft money   a type of donation that is given to a political party and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign  
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political action committee   an organization set up by an interest group to collect money to support a favored candidate  
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incumbent   a politician who has already been elected to office  
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polling place   the location at which voting is carried out  
🗑
precinct   a voting district  
🗑
ballot   the list of candidates on which you cast your vote  
🗑
absentee ballot   a ballot that is mailed before an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls  
🗑
returns   the results of a count of the votes from a polling place  
🗑
exit poll   an informal poll of voters leaving a voting place; taken to try to precinct the winner  
🗑
electorate   all the people who are eligible to vote  
🗑
apathy   a lack of interest in voting  
🗑
Electoral College   part of the process that Americans use to elect the president  
🗑
initiative   a way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments  
🗑
proposition   a proposed law  
🗑
referendum   a way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law  
🗑
recall   in this kind of election, citizens can vote to remove a public official from office  
🗑
elector   a person who is slated by his or her state to a particular candidate  
🗑
winner-take-all system   a system in which the candidate who wins the state popular vote gets all of the state's electoral votes  
🗑
propaganda   used to try to persuade voters to choose one candidate over another  
🗑
soft money   a type of donation that is given to a political party and not designated for a particular candidate's election campaign  
🗑
political action committee   an organization set up by an interest group to collect money to support a favored candidate  
🗑
incumbent   a politician who has already been elected to office  
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