Nominations and Elections Project

What was a meeting where local members of a party register their preference?

• General Elections

• Winner takes all

• Caucus

• Convention

What is a U.S state where the two major political parties have similar levels?

• Swing State

• Delegate

• Primary

• General Election

What is a person sent to represent others

• Delegate

• Election Day

• Ballot

• Conservative

What are elections that political parties use to select candidates for a general election

• Campaign

• Congressional districts

• Electrical College

• Primary election

Meeting where a political party chooses its presidential candidate

• Incumbent

• Convention

• Swing voters

• Primary season

A group of people chosen from each U.S. state who meet to elect the nation’s president and vice president based on votes

• Contributor

• Candidate

• Electoral college

• Platform

The nickname used for the Republican Party

• G.O.P

• C.C.C

• G.D.P

• J.A.S

Political party that is represented by less than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives

• Minority party

• Exit poll

• Independent

• Media

Information about how a politician has voted on bills also their statements made about issues while serving in office

• Third party

• Right

• Popular vote

• Record

The candidate a political party chooses, or nominates, to run in the general election

• Partisan

• Nominee

• Policy

• Issues