Civics Module 3 Lesson 2 Vocabulary Review

A voting district or an area in a county or town containing a specific number of voters is called a(n) ______.

• precinct

• polling place

• partisan election

• exit poll

What do we call the group of electors who officially elect the President and Vice President?

• majority vote

• Electoral College

• Board of Elections

• Board of Elections

The physical place where you vote is the _______.

• polling place

• precinct

• voting districts

• exit poll

A list of candidates from both parties up for election for different offices is called a(n) ________.

• registration

• Board of Elections

• non-partisan election

• ballot

The organization that oversees voter registrations and administer elections is the ______________.

• Political Action Committees (PAC)

• Electoral College

• Board of Elections

• voting districts

Elections in which candidates are identified with the party next to his or her name are called _________.

• non-partisan election

• partisan election

• PACs

• majority vote

Elections in which candidates are not identified with a party next to their name are called ________.

• non-partisan election

• partisan election

• majority vote

• ballot

What do we call political organizations that take money from their members of an interest group to make donations to candidates and parties?

• precinct

• Board of Elections

• Political Action Committees (PAC)

• Electoral College

Officially adding a person to the list of eligible voters is called ___________.

• voter registration

• primary election

• majority vote

• general election

Small area created by a state or local governments to administer elections is called __________.

• voter registration

• PACs

• majority vote

• voting districts