Civics Today, Political Parties And The Election Process, Pt. 2

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Polling place

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The location where voting is carried out

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Ballot

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The list of candiddates on which you cast your vote

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Absentee ballot

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On that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day

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Returns

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Ballots and results of an election

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Exit poll

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A survey taken at polling places of how people voted

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Electorate

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All the people who are eligible to vote

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Apathy

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A lack of interest

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General Elections

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Take place 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November. Even years: 1/3 Senate and all of HOR elections. Prez and governor elections occur ever 4 yrs

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Initiative

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A procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments

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Referendum

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A way for citizens to vote on state or local laws

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Proposition

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A petition asking for a new law

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Recall

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A special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office

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Elector

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Person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates

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Winner take all system

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A system in which the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's electoral votes

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Canvassing

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When candidates or campaign workers travel through neighborhoods asking for votes or taking public opinion polls

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Endorsements

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Approbation; sanction; support

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Propaganda

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Certain ideas that may involve misleading messages deisigned to manipulate people

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FECFA
Federal Election Campaign Financing Act

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1971. established the main rules for campaign finance today

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FEC
Federal Election Commision

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An independent agency of the executive branch that administers all federal election laws and monitors campaign spending

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Public Funding

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Presidential Election Campaign Fund. Tax-payers can designate $3 or their annual taxes to go to the fund. If major-party candidates have raised $100,000 of their own, they may have some of this to help fund their campaign

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Private Funding

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Most money for campaigns come from individuals or businesses

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Soft money

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Donations given to political parties and not designated for a particular candidate's campaign

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Political Action Committees (PAC)

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Political organization established by a corporation, labor union, or other special-interest group designed to support candidates by contributing money

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Campaign Finance Reform

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***Add Later***

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Incumbent

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A politician who has already been elected to office