Election Vocabulary

A person who is running for political office (an elected job in government) is....

• Candidate

• Campaign

• Media

• Ballot

A contest where people vote to select a choice is...

• Election

• Ballot

• Candidate

• Media

A series of activities designed to win an election is...

• Campaign

• Political Party

• Media

• Opinion Poll

A group of people who share similar ideas about how to govern the nation and who work together to gain power by electing members to public office is...

• Political Party

• Liberal

• Conservative

• Blue & Red States

One of two major political parties in the USA; generally favors MORE government intervention...

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Liberal

• Conservative

One of the two major political parties in the USA; generally favors LESS government intervention...

• Democratic Party

• Republican Party

• Liberal

• Conservative

Where people go to vote is...

• Polling Place

• Opinion Poll

• Election

• Campaign

The list of candidates (choices) to be voted on, paper where you mark your selection is...

• Ballot

• Election

• Candidate

• Opinion Poll

The votes from each state that actually elect the President is the...

• Electoral Vote

• Popular Vote

• Media

• Blue & Red States

The number of individual people who vote for a particular candidate is the...

• Electoral Vote

• Popular Vote

• Media

• Blue & Red States