Unit 6 Election Vocabulary

a group of eligible voters who have the right to participate in an election and vote for political; candidates or issues

A group of people named from each state legislature to select the President.

Decision and actions a government takes to meet public needs.

The list of candidates for which you can cast your vote.

This party believes that the government should work to solve social and economic problems to improve people’s lives.

A special election among same party candidates that indicates a party’s preference.

       for a nominee.

A population count taken by the government.

the candidate that received the largest total number(majority) of votes in an election.

Groups of people who share political beliefs and work to elect their candidate to office.

The local place where citizens with the right to vote go to cast their ballot/vote.