Elections and Voting Vocabulary Quiz

What is the definition of autocracy?

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• A person running for political office

• Voting, in writing and typically in secret

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

What is the definition of ballot?

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• A person running for political office

• Voting, in writing and typically in secret

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

What is a candidate?

• A person running for political office

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

• Voting, in writing and typically in secret

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

What is the Democratic Party?

• A political party that believes that the national government should take a more active role in people's lives

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

• Voting, in writing and typically in secret

• A person running for political office

What is an elector?

• A person who has the right to vote in an election

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

• A person running for political office

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

What is a general election?

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• Election in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices

• A person who is currently holding public office

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

What is an incumbent?

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

• A person who is currently holding public office

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• A person running for political office

What is party affiliation?

• A person who has the right to vote in an election

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• The political party a voter is registered as belonging to or is most closely connected with

What is a party platform?

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power

• A person who is currently holding public office

• A written statement of the goals and principles of a political party

What is a political office?

• A person running for political office

• A political party that believes in limited government intervention

• The name given to the government office that is obtained by an election

• A form of government where one person has unlimited power