Definitions
more than half of the total votes; the side that gets the most votes wins
majority
On November 5th, our country will have an ________ to find out who will be the new president.
election
to make a choice in an election by marking a ballot or using another method
vote
If you attended a Presidential inauguration, what might you see?
a president being sworn into office
We watched the ___________ of our new President on television.
inauguration
a person who is running for a position in an election
candidate
The two candidates had an excellent ______ about their ideas and plans.
debate
a formal discussion where candidates talk about their ideas and answer questions about their plans
debate
What is something a candidate might do to campaign for President?
make commercials, signs, hold rallys and meetings, visit different states, talk to people, etc
The ________ of students in our class chose pizza for lunch so the teacher brought us pizza.
majority
the activities and efforts made by candidates to persuade people to vote for them
campaign
Will you be excited to cast your _____ in the election?
ballot
surveys or unofficial counts of how many people support each candidate before the election
polls
The candidates will __________ for several months trying to persuade people to vote for them.
campaign
a ceremony where the elected president is officially sworn into office
inauguration
Some companies are always doing ______ to see who is going to win in the election.
polls
a process where people vote to choose someone for a position, like President
election
When candidates have a debate, what do they do?
They talk back and forth with each other and discuss their plans. They also answer questions.
I have been reading about each _______ so I know who I would want to vote for in the election.
candidate
the total number of votes that have been cast in an election
vote count
My sister is finally old enough to _____ in the election.
vote
a piece of paper or a digital form used to cast a vote in an election
ballot
What does it mean when a majority of people choose a candidate?
That candidate is the winner.
Did you see what the total _______ ________ was for the Presidential election this year?
vote count