chapter 10 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
polling place | the location where voting is carried out |
precinct | a geographic area 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 | ballots and results of an election |
exit poll | a survey taken at polling places of how people voted |
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 by 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 public official from office |
elector | person appointed to vote in presidential election for the major candidates |
winner-take-all system | a system in which the candidates who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's electoral votes |
propaganda | certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people |
political action committee (PAC) | political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special-interest group designed to support candidates to public office |
soft money | donations given to political parties and not designed for a particular candidate's election campaign |
incumbent | a politician who has already been elected to office |
electorate | all the people who are eligible to vote |
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