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Election Vocabulary Test
By Susan Seamann
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Question 1
1.
A ticket or piece of paper used to vote in a an election.
campaign
electoral vote
ballot
ballot box
Question 2
2.
A group of people chosen by the voters in each state to elect the President and Vice President.
oath of office
electoral college
electoral vote
political party
Question 3
3.
Someone who belongs to the Republican Party (Symbol: The Elephant)
Republican
election
democracy
Democrat
Question 4
4.
People who have similar interests, beliefs, and goals about the things that are important to our country.
primary
oath of office
electoral collage
political party
Question 5
5.
A series of planned activities that are meant to get a candidate elected.
campaign
primary
democracy
election
Question 6
6.
An election that happens in some states where the people vote for the nominee of a particular party.
campaign
political party
debate
primary
Question 7
7.
An expression of someone's opinion.
vote
candidate
ballot
election
Question 8
8.
Someone who belongs to the Democratic party (symbol: The Donkey)
democracy
Democrat
Republican
campaign
Question 9
9.
A process in which people vote to choose a leader or decide an issue
democracy
campaign
election
ballot box
Question 10
10.
A government by the people in which citizens have the right to vote.
election
campaign
ballot box
democracy
Question 11
11.
A person running for office in an election.
ballot box
democracy
campaign
candidate
Question 12
12.
The candidate who has the most votes cast by the citizens.
popular vote
ballot box
political party
electoral vote
Question 13
13.
A box in which voters place their completed ballots.
candidate
election
ballot box
ballot
Question 14
14.
A number of votes each state has based on its population.
electoral college
electoral vote
popular vote
election
Question 15
15.
A meeting where the candidates talk and argue about the things that they each think are important for our country.
candidate
democracy
debate
primary
Question 16
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A formal promise a person makes to do the best he/she can do in a certain job or political office.
electoral vote
political party
oath of office
electoral college