Elections

First state to hold a caucus

• Delaware

• Iowa

• New Hampshire

• Washington

How old do you have to be to vote?

• 16

• 21

• 18

• 19

The electoral college is required to vote based on their states popular vote.

• True

• False

a series of actions performed to help reach a goal, such as winning an election

• campaign

• candidate

• nomination

• platform

a person who is running for an elected position or competing for a job

• candidate

• poll

• nomination

• convention

a contest on Election Day in November in which candidates are elected to office

• general election

• primary election

• convention

• poll

the body of electors chosen from each state to elect the president and vice president of the U.S.

• Electoral College

• political party

• swing state

• platform

a political party’s positions and plans to solve the country’s problems

• platform

• nomination

• convention

• ticket

a group of citizens with similar ideas on how the country should be run

(Ex: Democrats and Republicans)

• political party

• ticket

• candidate

• Electoral College

a survey of people’s opinions or beliefs; or a public place where voters cast ballots on Election Day

• poll

• platform

• convention

• popular vote