Election Vocabulary Flashcards

5297313298	Absentee voting	a way for citizens to vote by mail when they cannot get to their polling place. Include members of the military and people who are ill	0
5297313299	Ballot	the list of candidates on which you cast your vote	1
5297313300	Blue State	The classification for a U.S. state that predominantly votes for the Democratic Party	2
5297313301	Campaign	A series of actions intended to accomplish a goal, such as winning an election	3
5297313302	Candidate	A person running for an elected position or competing for a job	4
5297313303	Caucus	A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to decide the platform.	5
5297313304	Constitution	The document containing the main laws that govern the United States	6
5297313305	Convention	A large meeting of political party members to choose candidates and decide the party's views on issues	7
5297313306	Debate	A discussion or an argument about issues	8
5297313307	Delegate	A person chosen to vote on other people's behalf	9
5297313308	Democracy	A form of government in which the people choose in their leaders in elections	10
5297313309	Democratic Party	One of the two major U.S political party;founded in 1828 by Andrew Jackson to support a decentralized government and state's rights	11
5297313310	Economy	A system for producing and distributing goods, and services to fulfill people's wants	12
5297313311	Election Day	The Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November every four years	13
5297313312	Endorsement	A formal announcement of support for a candidate by an individual or group	14
5297313313	Exit Poll	A formal survey of voters leaving polling places on Election Day, asking them for which candidates they voted. Help predict an elections outcome.	15
5297313314	Federal	Relating to the national government, as opposed to local or state governments	16
5297313315	Foreign Policy	A nation's overall plan for dealing with other nations	17
5297313316	General Election	A contest on Election Day in November in which candidates are elected to office.	18
5297313317	GOP	a nickname for the Republican Party. Stands for "Grand Old Party"	19
5297313318	Inauguration	The formal ceremony in which the president is sworn into office.	20
5297313319	Incumbent	The person currently holding a position or an office	21
5297313320	Independent	A voter, candidate, or an elected official who does not belong to a political party	22
5297313321	Issue	An important problem to discuss or debate	23
5297313322	simple majority	one more than half	24
5297313323	Nomination	The act of formally choosing someone as a candidate for a job or position	25
5297313324	Nominee	A person chosen to run in an election	26
5297313325	Oath of office	A formal promise a person makes to do the best that he or she can in a particular job or political office.	27
5297313326	Platform	A political party's positions and plans to solve the country's problems.	28
5297313327	Political Party	A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy	29
5297313328	Poll	A survey of people's opinions or beliefs	30
5297313329	Popular Vote	The votes cast by regular citizens on Election Day	31
5297313330	Primary election	in which citizens select a party's nominee for the general election.	32
5297313331	Red State	the term for states that traditionally vote for Republicans	33
5297313332	Register	To sign up formally for something, such as to vote	34
5297313333	Republican Party	One of the two major U.S political party; Founded in 1846.	35
5297313334	Running Mate	A person running for public office with another candidate. What a presidential candidate considers their vice president candidate	36
5297313335	Swing State	A state in which democratic and Republican candidates have an equally good chance of winning	37
5297398410	Bipartisan	two political parties working together	38
5297403163	presidential cabinet	a group of important advisors to the president	39
5297405670	conservative	politically, they favor smaller government, lower taxes and few government programs. Republicans are generally associate with this word.	40
5297413069	debate	discusses the pros and cons of an issue	41
5297415266	economy	a country's system for producing and consuming, or using, goods and services.... having to do with money or jobs	42
5297435378	electoral colleg	group of elected representatives who directly cast votes for presidential and vice presidential candidates	43
5297441864	270 electoral votes	number of minimum electoral votes required in order that one been elected as president of the United States....	44
5297460888	Lame Duck	a politician who loses his influence because it is nearing the end of his elected term.... example - Obama cannot run for re-election; therefore, once a new president is elected he has little power left during the last days of his term.	45
5297560982	landslide	winning a political victory with the a super-majority of votes	46
5297565832	liberal	someone who is open to change;;; politically, these people want government to fix social and economic issues. The Democratic party is associated with this word.	47
5297578359	nomination	the appointment of a candidate by a major political party	48
5297587692	political party plank	viewpoints or stance on specific issues when collectively combined create a political party platform	49
5297642635	polling place	location within one's precinct at which one is registered to cast one's ballot (vote)	50
5297645616	voting precinct	a political region within which one lives (permanent address of a voter)	51
5297650084	26th amendment	changed the voting age from 21 to 18	52
5297665458	congressional district	a division of a state from which a member of the United States of Representatives is elected by his/her constituents. (voters)	53
5297677977	Referendum	a proposed law proposed by a legislature to the direct vote of the people ..... an example would be asking constituents (voters) to vote on .... example - should tax money be used to build a new school, legalize marijuana..... etc.	54
5297730841	democracy	government in which is based upon "consent of the governed" ; a government based upon the will of the people.	55
5297748691	selective service system	law stating that men must register with the Selective Service within 30 days of his 18th birthday	56
5297762588	military draft	required induction of a person into the armed forces	57
5297775301	15 electors	total number of electors allowed to North Carolina	58
5297784575	23rd amendment	allowed 3 electoral votes in behalf of the District of Columbia	59