Politics Flashcards
the act of showing your choice or opinion in an election or meeting by writing an X on an official piece of paper or putting your hand up
vote
a time when people vote in order to choose someone for a political or official job
election
the number of people who are present at an event, especially the number who go to vote at an election
turnout
difference between federal-state-local
Federal laws apply to the entire country. State and local laws apply to people who live or work in a particular state, commonwealth, territory, county, city, municipality, town, township or village.
someone who does not always vote for the same political party
floating voter
a set of ideas or a plan of what to do in particular situations that has been agreed to officially by a group of people, a business organization, a government, or a political party
policy
a piece of paper on which you write your vote
ballot paper
a box into which people put their voting slips when voting
ballot box
a method of voting in which each person writes their choice on a piece of paper so that no one else knows how they have voted
secret ballot
a vote sent by post, rather than a vote by a person physically attending a polling station, meeting, etc.
postal vote
the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes
win with a landslide
a place where people go to vote in an election
polling station-booth
an election that has been manipulated or controlled by deceptive or dishonest means
rigged elections
a type of election where the political system and processes ensure that every voter can vote according to their conscience
free election
the requirement that registered voters participate in an election (If something is _______, you must do it because of a rule or law)
compulsory voting
