Voting (Vocabulary)

the number of people who participate in or show up to a particular event, like an election or sporting event.

• platform

• turnout

• suffrage

• ballot

the right to vote in political elections.

• turnout

• platform

• suffrage

• ballot

the actions and attitudes of good citizenship, such as registering to vote and voting. These tasks may be expected but are not required by law.

• turnout

• civic responsibility

• representative democracy

• direct democracy

a person who is being considered for an elected office, job or award.

• candidate

• right

• suffrage

• platform

to add a name or other information to an official list.

• platform

• suffrage

• right

• register

the paper on which a vote is marked.

• ballot

• platform

• turnout

• suffrage

a democracy in which the people, not their representatives, vote directly on government policy and initiatives.

• representative democracy

• turnout

• direct democracy

• civic responsibility

the official principles and aims of a political party or candidate for office.

• turnout

• platform

• right

• suffrage

something a person is allowed or should be allowed to have or do.

• candidate

• right

• platform

• ballot

a democracy in which elected or appointed representatives, not the people, vote on government policy and initiatives.

• civic responsibility

• direct democracy

• turnout

• representative democracy