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chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| polling place | location where you vote |
| precinct | a voting district |
| ballot | a list of candidates that are not the two major parties that you can vote for |
| absentee ballot | a ballot for those who can not make the vote on election day |
| returns | the total of votes after a polling place closes |
| exit poll | asking people how they voted as they leave the polling place |
| electorate | those people who are eligible to vote |
| apathy | lack of interest |
| electoral college | the people who actually vote for president |
| initiative | a procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments |
| proposition | a petition asking for a new law |
| referendum | a way for people to vote on state or local laws |
| recall | where people can vote to remove a local official |
| elector | the person who votes for the suggestion of president |
| winner-take-all system | where the candidate who gets the majority vote takes all the votes for that state |
| propoganda | items that ether support or undermine a subject or person |
| political action committee (PAC) | groups made to support favored candidates in the political race |
| soft money | money that is put for the general election purpose |
| incumbent | politicians who have already been elected to office |
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