Political Process

candidate

• a person running for an office

• a member of the executive branch

• a person who votes

• a person who deals with a foreign government

elector

• a member of the electoral college

• a member of the president's cabinet

• a person running for office

• a member of the Senate

Electoral College

• electors who formally vote for the President and Vice President

• a university to study politics

• a place to cast your vote

• where to become a registered voter

general election

• an election for the next president

• an election to vote for class president

• the electoral college

• an election in which the voters elect their leaders

interest group

• petitions to change government

• people with common goals who organize to influence government

• people who organize a protest

• a club organized to talk politics

nominate

• to cast your vote for president

• a registered voter

• winner of the election

• select candidates to run for office

Political Action Committee (PAC)

• people who vote for a nominee

• people who work at the polls

• the electors who make the official vote for President

• an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns

third party

• a party that happens on November 3rd

• a party that challenges the two major parties

• a party that wins the election

• a party that is always third in the polls

plank

• a group who influences government

• each individual part of a political party's platform

• ideas on how to influence government

• to walk off a ship

poll

• a person running for an office

• a place you go to vote

• a quiz to know if a person is eligible to vote

• survey of public opinion