Cv.10.3-4 vocab

voters who are not members of a political party 

• independent voters

• elector

• closed primary

• open primary

• popular vote

allows voters to choose candidates for a specific political party 

• primary election

• general election

• open primary

• closed primary

• popular vote

voters of a specific party choose candidates for the general election 

• closed primary

• open primary

• independent voters

• popular vote

• secret ballot

voters from any party choose candidates for the general election 

• open primary

• closed primary

• primary election

• general election

• electoral college

a paper ballot listing candidates and marked in private by voters

• secret ballot

• popular vote

• electoral votes

• plank

• platform

the vote of the country’s citizens 

• popular vote

• electoral votes

• secret ballot

• general election

• primary election

person chosen by each state to select president & VP

• elector

• process

• independent voters

• platform

• plank

statement of a political party’s views on important issues and policies 

• platform

• plank

• electoral college

• electoral college

• secret ballot

individual part of a political party’s platform 

• platform

• plank

• electoral college

• electoral college

• secret ballot

Voters choose leaders from among candidates of both major parties in the ___

• general election

• primary election)

• open primary

• closed primary

• secret ballot