Election Day Vocab

ballot

• what you use to vote

• the person running for office

candidate

• to vote

• the place where voting takes place

• A citizen who runs for political office

election

• process of selecting one or more persons by voting

• a group of people with the same ideas

vote

• to become president

• to make a choice in an election

political party

• a group of people who share similar ideas about the country

• a celebration for the winner of the election

Constitution

• A document that gives the leader complete power

• A plan of government that puts limits on leaders

President

• The leader of the city

• Leader of the whole country who enforces laws

Responsibility

• Something that you should do for the good of everyone

• Something that you are forced to do by law