Vocabulary Campaigns Elections

A person who runs for political office like president, mayor, or representative and wants your vote.

• candidate

• governor

• politician

• surgeon

The right to vote

• filibuster

• suffrage

• habeas corpus

• ratify

A candidate for office works to get your vote by speaking with the public and travelling to meet the people.

• politician

• suffrage

• campaign

• platform

A person who has been voted into office and governs the people.

• candidate

• politcian

• citizen

• immigrant

A published statement of the goals and beliefs of a candidate wanting your vote

• platform

• filibuster

• commercial

• newspaper

TV stations, papers, radio, and online platforms sharing the news

• propaganda

• political party

• political action committee

• media

The media acts as this to inform the public of what goes on in the government

• party platform

• propaganda

• watchdog

• political party

An organization of people with similar political beliefs that support candidates for office

• watchdog

• political party

• party platform

• propaganda

Information used to push a particular belief or point of view (commercials do this)

• propaganda

• democrats

• republicans

• political action committees

This organization favors MORE government programs

• republican

• democrat

• libertarian

• conservative