2.6- Elections and Voting Process

Question 1

a form of gov’t where one person has unlimited power.

Answer 1

Autocracy

Question 2

voting, in writing and typically in secret.

Answer 2

Ballot

Question 3

a person running for political office.

Answer 3

Candidate

Question 4

a person who has the right to vote in an election.

Answer 4

Elector

Question 5

elections in which voters decide which candidates will actually fill elective public offices.

Answer 5

General Election

Question 6

a person who is currently holding public office.

Answer 6

Incumbent

Question 7

an organization that tries to get political power by electing members to public office so that their political ideas can become laws or policies.

Answer 7

Political Party

Question 8

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.

Answer 8

Democratic Party

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

Republican Party

Question 10

the political party a voter is registered as belong to or is most closely connected with.

Answer 10

Party Affliction

Question 11

a written statement of the goals and principles of a political party.

Answer 11

Party Platform

Question 12

the name given to the gov’t office that is obtained by an election.

Answer 12

Political Office

Question 13

person holding an elected office.

Answer 13

Political Official

Question 14

nominating election held to choose party candidates who will run in the general election.

Answer 14

Primary Election

Question 15

actions taken by the gov’t to solve problems and achieve goals.

Answer 15

Public Policy

Question 16

those legally eligible to vote who have registered in accordance with the requirements of their state or locality.

Answer 16

Registered Vote

Question 17

a form of gov’t in which the people select representatives to govern them and make laws.

Answer 17

Republic

Question 18

a political party that isn’t one of the two major political parties in the country. A minor party.

Answer 18

Third Party

Question 19

the availability of information to the general public and clarity about gov’t rules regulations and decisions.

Answer 19

Transparency

Question 20

a political system consisting primarily of two major political parties more or less equal in strength.

Answer 20

Two-party System

Question 21

the right to vote.

Answer 21

Suffrage

Question 22

to elect or decide.

Answer 22

Vote

Question 23

formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.

Answer 23

Indictment

Question 24

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.

Answer 24

Lame Duck