Chapter 15 Vocabulary

the vote for a U.S. presidential candidate made by the qualified voters, as opposed to that made by the electoral college.

• electoral college

• aristocrat

• corrupt

• elector

• popular vote

a form or draft of a proposed statute presented to a legislature, but not yet enacted or passed and made law

• bill

• aristocrat

• polarizing

• elector

• tyrant

a person who has the right to vote in an election

• majority

• aristocrat

• elector

• veto

• inflation

a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.

• polarizing

• aristocrat

• spoils system

• inflation

• electoral college

a member of the aristocracy.

• aristocrat

• majority

• elector

• tyrant

• inauguration

having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain

• tyrant

• corrupt

• elector

• veto

• polarizing

the number by which votes for one candidate in an election are more than those for all other candidates combined.

• majority

• aristocrat

• spoils system

• corrupt

• inflation

voluntarily leave a job or other position

• veto

• corrupt

• nullify

• elector

• resigned

the formal admission of someone to office.

• majority

• resigned

• corrupt

• inauguration

• electoral college

the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters.

• nullify

• popular vote

• inflation

• elector

• spoils system