Election Day vocab

ballot

• a sheet of paper which represents a list of candidates or issues

• a box used to hold ballots to be counted

• to vote for a candidate or issue

• counting votes in an election, a place where citizens vote, or a survey of citizen's opinions

ballot box

• counting votes in an election, a place where citizens vote, or a survey of citizen's opinions

• a box used to hold ballots to be counted

• a sheet of paper which represents a list of candidates or issues

• to vote for a candidate or issue

candidate

• to vote for a candidate or issue

• more than half of the total votes that are cast

• A qualified citizen who runs for political office

• a sheet of paper which represents a list of candidates or issues

cast

• a sheet of paper which represents a list of candidates or issues

• to vote for a candidate or issue

• process of selecting one or more persons by voting

• A visual representation of voting results

election

• A visual representation of voting results

• more than half of the total votes that are cast

• an organization of people who share similar ideas and puts forward candidates for public offices

• process of selecting one or more persons by voting

Choose all that apply: A Person who is a member of one of the two political parties having the greatest number of members.

• Democrat

• representative

• Republican

• nominee

• government

graph

• an organization of people who share similar ideas and puts forward candidates for public offices

• A visual representation of voting results

• counting votes in an election, a place where citizens vote, or a survey of citizen's opinions

• making a choice or decision in an election

government

• making a choice or decision in an election

• a name given to the lawmakers of the nation, state or local area

• an individual who makes decisions on behalf of others

• a person who is chosen to be a political party's candidate for an elected office

majority

• a person who is chosen to be a political party's candidate for an elected office

• counting votes in an election, a place where citizens vote, or a survey of citizen's opinions

• an individual who makes decisions on behalf of others

• more than half of the total votes that are cast

nominee

• more than half of the total votes that are cast

• process of selecting one or more persons by voting

• a person who is chosen to be a political party's candidate for an elected office

• an organization of people who share similar ideas and puts forward candidates for public offices