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Elections: Vocabulary

Authored by Kristi Myers

Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Elections: Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a series of actions performed to help reach a goal, such as winning an election

campaign

candidate

nomination

platform

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a person who is running for an elected position or competing for a job

candidate

poll

nomination

convention

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a large meeting of political party members to choose candidates and decide the party’s views on issues

campaign

convention

nomination

Electoral College

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a contest on Election Day in November in which candidates are elected to office

general election

primary election

convention

poll

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the body of electors chosen from each state to elect the president and vice president of the U.S.

Electoral College

political party

swing state

platform

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

the act of formally choosing someone as a candidate for a job or position

nomination

register

platform

campaign

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

a political party’s positions and plans to solve the country’s problems

platform

nomination

convention

ticket

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