EAC Vocabulary Quiz

attack ads

• choose who will be the next president

• a state which does not typically vote either Republican or Democrat but 'swings' back and forth between the parties

• advertising which is aggressive and tries to hurt the other candidate

candidate

• the person who runs for president

• the person who is chosen by the party to run for president

• a short phrase which sums up an opinion or fact and is repeated throughout the media

a slogan

• a short phrase which sums up an opinion or fact and is repeated throughout the media

• how many people vote in the election, usually expressed in a percentage

• a gathering of a political party to choose a candidate and vote on other issues important to the party

a swing state

• a political party which is neither Republican nor Democrat

• a state which does not typically vote either Republican or Democrat but 'swings' back and forth between the parties

• advertising which is aggressive and tries to hurt the other candidate

popular vote

• the number of people who vote for the president

• an election to decide who will be chosen by the party

• a vote by someone in the Electoral College for the vote

electoral vote

• the number of people who vote for the president

• an election to decide who will be chosen by the party

• a vote by someone in the Electoral College for the vote

Electoral College

• a political party which is neither Republican nor Democrat

• the person who is chosen by the party to run for president

• the group of state representatives which cast the electoral vote

the person who is chosen by the party to run for president

• registered voter

• presidential nominee

• third party

primary election

• the number of people who vote for the president

• how many people vote in the election, usually expressed in a percentage

• an election to decide who will be chosen by the party

third party

• a political party which is neither Republican nor Democrat

• an election to decide who will be chosen by the party

• a short phrase which is used to encourage voters to support a candidate