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A way people can vote when they cant get to their polling place. They vote on a special form and mail it
Absentee Voting
One of our two main political parties. Its symbol is the donkey.
Democratic Party
Sign up to vote.
Register
How long a person is elected to a public office.
Term
Voting before election day
The pledge that the new president makes to uphold and defend the constitution
Oath of Office
To suggest that someone be a candidate for an office.
Nominate.
A machine people use when voting.
Voting Machine
What a candidate does to get people to vote for him/her.
Campaign
More than half.
Majority
One of our two main political parties. Its symbol is the elephant
Republican Party
A group of people who meet right after an election for our president. Our constitution says this group formally elects the president and vice-president
Electoral College
January 20, the day when the president is sworn into office
Inauguration Day
A person who does not belong to either of the two main political parties.
Independent
The form that people receive that shows they are registered to vote.
Voter Registration Card
Rights that all citizens have. Those rights are given by law.
Civil Rights
The president; the head of the army, navy, and other military forces.
Commander in Chief
An election that a polictical party holds in a state, to narrow down the number of people running for an office.
Primary Election
A person who works at the place where people vote to make sure voting laws are followed; a poll watcher.
Election Officer
Important players in the National Parties who get more than once vote and help decide which candidate will secure the nomination
Super Delegate
Acronym which stands for Grand Old Party, the nickname of the Republican Party
G.O.P.
A box where peoples votes are put into.
Ballot Box
A point of debate or controversy between the candidates or parties.
Issue
An agreement between the governments of two or more nations.
Treaty
An important political meeting for party members from all over the country, at which the political party choose their party's candidate for president.
National Convention