A
Series of operations designed to win votes for a certain candidate, party or proposal
Campaign
A political position
Office
The party in which a voter is registered
Politial affiliation
Printed form or other item used in voting
Ballot
Person who seeks or is put forward by others for a political office
Candidate
Preliminary elections in which voters choose party candidates to run for office on their party ticket in general elections
Primary election
Statewide elections held so that registered voters can decide the state and national officials who will head the government
General election
Associated with a particular political party
Partisan
Associated with both of the major political parties
Bipartisan
Not associated with a particular political party
Nonpartisan
Legislative group consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Congress
The lower house of the Congress consisting of 435 members who each serve two‐year terms (and can be re‐elected)
House of Representatives
The upper house of the Congress, with two members from each state (100 members total) who each serve six‐year terms
Senate
A voter who does not belong to a political party
Independent voter
Lack of interest or concern
Apathy
The individuals chosen by the voters to elect the president and vice president of the United States
Electors
A group of representatives chosen by voters to elect the president and the vice president of the United States
Electoral college
A person given power or authority to vote for others; a representative
Delegate
A formal meeting of members of a party to nominate candidates to run for president
Convention
Problems and ideas to be talked about, questioned, decided upon and voted on
Issues
The right to vote
Suffrage
A person currently holding office
Incumbent
Statement of the principles or beliefs of a political group
Party platform
Those eligible to vote
Electorate
All the voters of a particular district
Constituency