Elections: Vocabulary

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Social Studies
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Kristi Myers
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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a series of actions performed to help reach a goal, such as winning an election
campaign
candidate
nomination
platform
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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a person who is running for an elected position or competing for a job
candidate
poll
nomination
convention
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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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
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the act of formally choosing someone as a candidate for a job or position
nomination
register
platform
campaign
7.
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a political party’s positions and plans to solve the country’s problems
platform
nomination
convention
ticket
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