Elections Vocabulary Review

Front

What is a republic?

Back

A type of government where citizens delegate authority to elected representatives.

Front

What is a Congressional District?

Back

An area represented by a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Front

What is Absentee Voting?

Back

A way for people to vote when they cannot physically get to their polling place consisting of a special form that is mailed in.

Front

What is an Exit Poll?

Back

A poll taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the poll used to forecast the outcome of an election or determine the reasons for voting decisions.

Front

What is Split-Ticket Voting?

Back

Voting for candidates from two or more political parties

Front

What is Straight-Ticket Voting?

Back

Voting for candidates from only one political party

Front

What is a Campaign?

Back

Competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office

Front

What is a Gubernatorial Election?

Back

The election of the Governor by the state’s voters

Front

How is it determined how many Electoral College votes a state gets?

Back

It is based on the total number of members of Congress from that state.

Front

Which term means negative, often personal, frequently inaccurate, or exaggerated attacks of the opposition?

Back

Mudslinging