Chapter 7 Vocab Flashcards
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Given to prove that the voter could read and write and understand public issues
Literacy test
Lack of interest
Apathy
Meeting of political members to conduct party business
Caucus
Held among party members to nominate to run for office
Primary election
An attendant to promote a particular person or idea
Propaganda
Going through neighborhoods asking for votes or opinion polls
Canvassing
Political fundraising organizations established by corporations
PAC
Polls locations where votes are cast
Polling places
All three systems enable voters to vote a
Straight ticket
Ask voters leaving polling places how they voted. A survey
Exit poll
Votes cast directly by people
Popular vote
Votes cast by members of the electoral college
Electoral votes
Method by which citizens propose laws or state constitutional amendments for use politician
Initiative
A petition asking for a new law
Proposition
An election in which voters can approve or reject a local or state law
Referendum
The practice of voting for candidates of different parties in an election
Spilt ticket
Voters can vote to remove a public office from office
Recall
The people who are eligible to vote in an election
Electorate
