Ch.10 SS
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 polling place | location where voting is carried out |
| precinct | voting district |
| ballot | list of candidates on which you cast your vote |
| absentee ballot | Allows people to vote without going on election day |
| returns | When the election workers count the votes and take the ballots and results to the election board. |
| exit poll | A survey taken at a polling place of how people voted. |
| electorate | All people who are eligible to vote. |
| apathy | lack of interest |
| ultimate | fundamental |
| devote | dedicate |
| Electoral College | part of the process that americans use to select their president |
| initiative | a way that citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments |
| proposition | proposed law |
| referendum | way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law. |
| recall | citizens in some states can vote to remove a public official from office. |
| elector | The voters elect people called electors. |
| winner-take-all | The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the states electoral votes. |
| system | an ordered manner |
| issue | topics of concern |
| odd | odd numbered or uneven, years |
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