Election Vocabulary Flashcards

5388426251	Vote	a choice of candidate or course of action	0
5388432668	Suffrage	the right to vote in elections	1
5388438456	Turnout	the amount of people taking part in an event, especially of a number of votes in an election	2
5388441662	Referendum	the general or popular vote	3
5388449775	Absentee	a person expected to be present in an event but is not	4
5388454254	Platform	the policy of a political party	5
5388458020	Gerrymander	manipulate boundaries in your favor (as in an election)	6
5388460856	Running mate	a less associated official of candidates	7
5388464814	General Election	a regular election of candidates to office	8
5388469795	Electoral college	body of people representing states who cast votes for election	9
5388477069	Citizenship	a legally recognized individual in a nation or state	10
5388477070	Political Party	organized group of people with similar political aims and opinions	11
5388483349	Caucus	a meeting among members of a political party to elect candidates	12
5388483350	Nomination	the action of proposing to be a candidate for election	13
5388491014	Polling Place	the location where voting takes place	14
5388491809	Primary	chief of importance	15
5388493543	Democracy	system of government in which a population elects representatives	16
5388496365	Candidate	person who applies for an election	17
5388513591	Delegate	a person authorized to represent others	18
5388513592	Dark Horse	a candidate who is little known but succeeds	19
5388518522	Constitution	body of written principals for a nation or state to be governed	20
5388518523	Election	an organized process of selecting a candidate	21
5388521007	Ballot	process of voting	22
5388523430	National Convention	a organization of a political party, especially one that elects a candidate	23
5388528328	Non-partisan	not a part of a political group	24