This former Senator of New York most recently served as U.S. Secretary of State under the Obama administration, before declaring her candidacy in the Democratic primary.
Hillary Clinton
100
This is the term used for a person running for any type of government elected office.
candidate
100
This abbreviated term is used when referring to the "Who, What, When, Where and Why" located in a news article.
"5 W's"
100
This act or process gives American citizens the right, power or privilege of making a choice.
election
100
This is how often a presidential election occurs in the U.S.
every 4 years
200
This American businessman has a net worth of 4 billion dollars and was the once the star of the NBC hit show, "The Apprentice."
Donald Trump
200
This is the term used when referring to a closed meeting between a group of people who belong to the same political party.
caucus
200
This common term is used when referring to a major struggle in the news.
Conflict
200
The name of this ballot is one which is cast by a voter who is unable to vote in person at his or her polling place on election day.
absentee ballot
200
This is the current legal voting age in the U.S.
18 years old
300
This former Governor of Florida is seeking to become the 3rd in his family to be elected President of the United States.
Jeb Bush
300
This type of election is one in which voters receive a ballot that lists only those candidates running for office in the political party with which the voters are affiliated.
(Closed) Primary
300
This is the specific term used when referring to news story that is of interest to people around the country.
National
300
This term refers to the process of verifying election results by tallying the initial results a second time.
recount
300
This is the maximum number of terms a president is allowed to serve in the U.S.
2 terms
400
At the age of 74, this current Senator of Vermont is the oldest nominee of all the candidates running for president.
Bernie Sanders
400
This type of government places supreme power in the people, and is exercised by them directly, or indirectly through a system of representation.
Democracy
400
This term refers to a news story that is great in size or number.
Magnitude
400
This is the term used, which allows an American citizen the right to vote and the exercising of such right.
suffrage
400
This is the number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency on election day.
270
500
Once, the leading candidate in the Republican primary poll, this retired American neurosurgeon had recently dropped to 4th overall.
Ben Carson
500
This is the term used when referring to a candidate who runs in an election without political party affiliation.
nonpartisan
500
This is the proper term used when describing a follow-up to a news story that has been in the news or is familiar.
Continuity
500
These two colors used on the Electoral College map, indicate which states have been won by either the Democrat or Republican candidate on election day.
red & blue
500
This is the minimum age requirement to serve as President of the U.S.