The group of people, from each state and Washington DC, that officially elect the President and Vice President.

System in which the candidate who wins the popular vote for a state receives all of the state's Electoral Votes.

How many electoral votes must a presidential candidate have to win and election?

What does winner-take all mean in a presidential election?

An election in which voters determine their political party's nominee for an elective office?

An election in which voters choose among candidates from different parties to fill an elective office. They occur every year on the first Tuesday, after the first Monday in November.

A meeting of party members to choose party officials or nominees for elective office. Some states use this rather than a formal primary election.

Political activists who embrace the core values of their party and are more likely to vote in primary elections than less dedicated voters.

The influence that a popular politician may have on voters, making them more likely to choose other candidates from his/her party.

Another name for the right to vote.

The process of signing up to vote.

The proportion of the voting-age population that actually votes.

A primary election in which voting is restricted to registered party members.

A type of primary election that allows all voters to vote in the election, regardless of party affiliation.

Money raised by a campaign used to move the campaign forward.

A restriction on the number of terms an elected official may serve in a given office. At the federal level, only the president has them.

An election that occurs in even-numbered years between presidential elections.

The specific location where voters must go to vote on election day.

Mail-in ballots, rather than in-person election day voting.

A person/candidate who is the current office holder of an elected official.