Do. you Know Political Terms?

What is a printed form or other item used in voting called?

• Campaign

• Ballot

• Candidate

• Convention

What is the term for a course of action designed to influence voters in an election?

• Campaign

• Caucus

• Constituency

• Delegate

Who is a person that seeks or is put forward by others for a political office?

• Citizen

• Delegate

• Candidate

• Commissioner

Who is a person that was born in or chooses to live in and become a member of a country?

• Resident

• Citizen

• Delegate

• Commissioner

What is the legislative group consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate called?

• Congress

• Convention

• County Commission

• Constituency

What is the term for a government that is run by the people who live under it?

• Democracy

• Federal

• Franchise

• Electorate

What term describes the way a country produces, divides up, and uses its money and goods?

• Economy

• Election Campaign

• Federal

• Gerrymandering

Who are electors?

• Those eligible to vote

• The individuals chosen by the voters to elect the president and vice president of the United States

• A union of states having a central government

• A person guilty of a crime more serious than a misdemeanor

What is the definition of GOVERNMENT?

• The person elected to be head of the government of a United States state

• The group of people in charge of ruling or managing a country, state, city or other place

• A person currently holding office

• A political position

Who is an INDEPENDENT VOTER?

• A person currently holding office

• A voter who does not belong to a political party

• The person elected to be head of the government of a United States state

• The lower house of the Congress