2.6- Elections and Voting Process Flashcards
a form of gov’t where one person has unlimited power.
Autocracy
voting, in writing and typically in secret.
Ballot
a person running for political office.
Candidate
a person who has the right to vote in an election.
Elector
elections in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices.
General Election
a person who is currently holding public office.
Incumbent
an organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies.
Political Party
a political party that believes that the national gov’t should take a more active role in people’s lives, particularly those who are in need.
Democratic Party
a political party that believes that the national gov’t should play a less active role in people’s lives and that individuals can take care of themselves with out gov’t help.
Republican Party
the political party a voter is registered as belong to or is most closely connected with.
Party Affliction
a written statement of the goals and principles of a political party.
Party Platform
the name given to the gov’t office that is obtained by an election.
Political Office
person holding an elected office.
Political Official
nominating election held to choose party candidates who will run in the general election.
Primary Election
actions taken by the gov’t to solve problems and achieve goals.
Public Policy
those legally eligible to vote who have registered in accordance with the requirements of their state or locality.
Registered Vote
a form of gov’t in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.
Republic
a political party that isn’t one of the two major political parties in the country. A minor party.
Third Party
the availability of information to the general public and clarity about gov’t rules regulations and decisions.
Transparency
a political system consisting primarily of two major political parties more or less equal in strength.
Two-party System
the right to vote.
Suffrage
to elect or decide.
Vote
formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
Indictment
an official who is not being re-elected or returning to office, but still holds their position until their replacement begins. Ex) a president between the November and elections don’t hold much power at his time.
Lame Duck
