Election Vocabulary

When an activity is stopped between two opposing sides because they are equally strong and neither will give in, it is called a ___________.

• suffrage

• deadlock

• cabinet

• underdog

The right to vote is called ______________.

• suffrage

• deadlock

• cabinet

• underdog

The common people are referred to as ______________.

• rank and file

• deadlock

• cabinet

• underdog

The heads of government who advise the President are called the President's ______________.

• rank and file

• deadlock

• cabinet

• underdog

The unexpected winner in a campaign for a political office is called the _________________.

• darkhorse

• deadlock

• whistle stop campaign

• Electoral College

• delegate

Long ago when candidates made speeches at each place the train stopped, it was called a(n) ______________________.

• darkhorse

• deadlock

• whistle stop campaign

• Electoral College

• delegate

A group of people chosen by voters in each state to elect the President and Vice President of the U.S. is called the _______________________.

• darkhorse

• deadlock

• whistle stop campaign

• Electoral College

• delegate

A candidate or contestant who is considered unlikely to win would be called a(n)

• darkhorse

• underdog

• whistle stop campaign

• Electoral College

• delegate

City or state leaders of a political party are called

• Cabinet

• Keynote Speaker

• whistle stop campaign

• Underdogs

• Party Bosses

If someone wins by an overwhelming majority of votes, they won by _________________.

• front-runner

• Keynote Speaker

• landslide

• Underdogs

• Party Bosses