| A | B |
|---|
| an election in which voters make final decisions about candidates and issues | General Election |
| narrowing down party candidates to one to represent the party | Primary Election |
| an election that candidates are declared members of a political party | Partisan |
| an election where candidates do not have to declare a poltical party | Nonpartisan |
| a meeting of party members to discuss issues or to choose candidates | Caucus |
| groups that promote their member's interests in state and national politics | Political Action Committee (P.A.C.) |
| funding from the federal government | Public Funding |
| funding from donations by individuals | Private Funding |
| going door to door in a voting district | Canvassing |
| the action of publicly declaring one's personal or group's support of a candidate for elected office. | Endorsements |
| a message that is meant to influence people's ideas, opinions, or actions in a certain way | Propaganda |
| a type of propaganda, uses words and phrases that sound appealing and that everyone agrees with | Glittering Generality |
| a type of propaganda, appeal to the desire to follow the crowd | Bandwagon |
| a type of propaganda, uses only those facts that support your argument | Stack Cards |
| a type of propaganda, attach negative labels to your opponent | Name Calling |
| a type of propaganda, telling voters that you are just like them - ordinary person | "Just Plain Folks" |
| process of signing up to vote | Voter Registration |
| a precent or ward | voting districts (2 types) |
| a place where voters go to cast their ballot | Polling place |
| voting districts | Precinct |
| the medium in which voters make their choice of candidates | Ballots |
| type of ballot, voter mark their choices on a paper ballot | Paper Ballots |
| type of ballot, mark choices on a ballot fed through an optical scanner, reads and records each vote | Optical Scan Ballots |
| type of ballot, voters mark ballot by punching corresponding holes on a ballot | Punch Card Ballots |
| type of ballot, were voters use a voting machine and move a lever to indicate their choices | Lever Machine |
| type of ballot, voters indicate choices on a touch screen with computers | Electronic Ballots |
