Presidential Election Vocabulary

Amendment that electors will cast separate ballots for the President and Vice President

• 12th Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

• 25th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

Amendment that establishes the voting age to 18

• 12the Amendment

• 22nd Amendment

• 25th Amendment

• 26th Amendment

prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared with another usually in a way to be unfair

• Bias

• Platform

• Caucus

• Lobbyist

a private meeting of party members

• Caucus

• Open Primary

• Closed Primary

• Direct Primary

an election in which only members of a political party can vote

• Closed Primary

• Open Primary

• Direct Primary

• Caucus

one of the two main U.S. political parties that follow a liberal program tending to promote a strong central government and expansive social programs.

• Democratic Party

• Independent Party

• Republican Party

• Third Party

an election in which party members select people to run in a general election

• Closed Primary

• Caucus

• Direct Primary

• Open Primary

the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state

• Electoral Vote

• Primary Vote

• Popular Vote

• Open Primary

member of a party chosen in each state to formally elect the president and vice president

• Electors

• Lobbyists

• Independent

• Third Party

a voter who does not support any particular party

• Lobbyist

• Independent

• Third Party

• Political Action Committee