U.S. Election
Terms
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- Bill of Rights
- the first 10 amendments to the constitution(ratified in 1791)
- Republican Party
- Political party that believed in the non-expansion of slavery and comprised of Whigs, Northern Democrats, and Free-Soilers, in defiance to the Slave Powers
- debate
- a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- Judicial Branch
- the branch of government that decides the meaning of laws.
- bipartisan
- consisting of or supported by members of two parties expecially in politics
- election
- a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
- incumbent
- currently holding an office
- Democrat
- a member of the Democratic Party
- democracy
- a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
- convention
- a meeting of representatives or delegates
- conservative
- a person who believes government power, particularly in the economy, should be limited in order to maximize individual freedom
- term limits
- a specific amount of time, an officer is allowed to serve in office.
- general election
- the election for national, state, and local offices held in November of even-numbered years on the Tuesday after the first Monday
- US Constitution
- The government of the United States. A set of principles (guidelines) that describe the duties and powers of the government.
- candidate
- a politician who is running for public office
- politician
- a person elected to a government job (presidents,governer)
- popular vote
- the votes cast by citizen and a presidential election
- independent
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
- delegate
- a person appointed or elected to represent others
- platform
- a document stating the aims and principles of a political party
- political party
- a group of people who share similar ideas on how to run the government and work to get their candidates elected to office
- poll
- the counting of votes (as in an election)
- swing voters
- individuals who are not consistently loyal to the candidates of any one party. They are true independents whose allegiance is fought for in every election
- House of Representatives
- As described in Article I of the US Constitution, this is one part of the bicameral (two-part) legislature, with the number of representatives from each state being elected according to the number of people in each state, at a minimum age of 25 years, for a term of two years.
- Legislative Branch
- the branch of government that makes the laws.
- Senate
- the upper house of the United States Congress
- Congress
- The lawmaking branch of the American government
- Executive Branch
- the branch of the United States government that is responsible for carrying out the laws
- Democratic Party
- currently one of the main political parties; in the beginning of political parties wanted more power for states and less for national
- ballot
- The list of candidates on which you cast your vote on.
- liberal
- a person who generally believes the government should take an active role in the economy and in social programs but that the government should not dictate social behavior
- Electoral College
- A group selected to elect the president, in which each state's number of electors in equal to the number of its senators and representatives in Congress
- campaign
- a race between candidates for elective office
- vote
- express a choice or opinion
- Republican
- relating to or belonging to the Republican Party