Civics Today Chapter 10
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 National Voter Registration Act | 1995-Known as the Motor Voter Act-requires the states to allow people to register when they renew thier drivers' license. |
| Polling Place | The location where voting is carried out. |
| Precinct | A voting district. |
| Ballot | The list of candidadates on which you cast your vote. |
| Challenger | The person who looks up your registration form and compares the signature on your application. |
| Absentee Ballot | A ballot for people who know they cannot get to the polls on Election Day. *ie. out of town, college student away from home, military. |
| Returns | Ballots and results of the election. |
| Exit Poll | News media and party workers try to predict winners by asking a sample of voters leaving selected polling places how they voted. |
| Electorate | All the people who are eligible to vote. |
| Apathy | Lack of interest. |
| first Tuesday | General elections take place on the ___________after the first Monday in November. |
| Majority | For all races except the presidential race, the candidate who wins the ___________of the popular vote is elected to office. |
| Proposition | A proposed law. |
| Referendum | A way for citizens to approve or reject a state or local law. |
| Recall | Another type of special election where citizens can vote to remove a public offical from office. |
| Electoral College | A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president. |
| Electors | Persons appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates. |
| Winner-takes-all system | The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's electoral votes. |
| 538 | _______is the total number of votes in the Electoral College. |
| 270 | It takes _______ or more votes to win the election. |
| Canvassing | When candidates or campaign workers travel through neighborhoods asking for votes or taking public opinion polls. |
| Propaganda | An attempt to promote a particular person or idea. |
| Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) | 1971-an effort to place some controls on campaign financing. |
| Federal Election Committee (FEC) | 1974 amendment to FECA- administer all federal election laws and monitor campaign spending. |
| Political Action Committees (PACs) | Organizations set up by interest groups especially to collect money to support favored candidates. |
| Soft Money | Donations given to a political party and not designated fro a particular candidate's election campaign. |
| Incumbents | Politicians who have already been elected to office. |
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