Gov - Ch.18 Vocabulary

During the student council elections at school, what is the term for the process by which students vote to select their leaders?

• Election

• Disenfranchise

• Initiative

• Propaganda

Match the following terms with their definitions: Suffrage, Disenfranchise, Grandfather Clause, Midterm Election.

• Disenfranchise

• A provision allowing people to vote if their ancestors had the right to vote

• Midterm Election

• Elections held midway through a president's term.

• Suffrage

• The right to vote

• Grandfather Clause

• To deprive someone of the right to vote

The process of removing the right to vote is known as (a)   .

• Voting

• Disenfranchise
• Initiative

• Referendum

What is a legislative referendum?

• A vote by the electorate on a proposed law

• A type of election

• A political action committee

• A method of distributing propaganda.

Match the following terms with their meanings:

• Propaganda

• A process that allows citizens to propose legislation

• Popular Referendum

• Voting for all candidates of one party

• Initiative

• Information used to influence public opinion

• Straight Party Ticket

• A vote on a law passed by the legislature

The term used for voting for all candidates of one political party is (a)   .

• Midterm Election

• Straight Party Ticket
• Absentee Ballot

• Precinct

What is the purpose of a political action committee (PAC)?

• To organize elections

• To raise and spend money to elect and defeat candidates

• To distribute absentee ballots

• To manage polling places.

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• Soft Money

• Independent political committees that support candidates

• Hard Money

• Unregulated contributions to political parties

• Super PACs

• Political donations regulated by law

• Polling Place

• Location where voting takes place.

The location where voting takes place is known as a (a)   . A) Precinct B) Polling Place C) Super PAC D) Referendum.

• Precinct

• Polling Place

• Super PAC

• Referendum

What is an absentee ballot?

• A vote cast by someone unable to attend the polling place

• A type of propaganda

• A legislative referendum

• A method of disenfranchisement.