Vocabulary Terms 1
Vocabulary Terms 2
Vocabulary Terms 3
Vocabulary Terms 4
Vocabulary Terms 5
100

Government/ Gouvenman/ Gobierno

What is the governing body of a nation, state, or community?

100

Republic

What is a state in which supreme power is held by the people

100

Elect

What is a way to choose (someone) to hold public office by vote?

100

Ticket

What is a list of candidates put forward by a party in an election?

100
Right
What is morally good, justified, or acceptable?
200

Vote/Votar

What is the right to choose a candidate?

200

Stance

What is an opinion or way of thinking of feeling about an issue?

200

Running Mate

Who is a candidate running for a lesser office who is on the same ticket with the candidate for the top office?

200

Qualifications

What is the special skills, knowledge, or abilities required of a person for a particular job or position?

200
Primary
What is a preliminary election in which voters of a party choose a candidate to represent the party in a general election?
300

President

Who is the chief of state in a republic?

300

Polling Place

What is the place where a person votes?

300
Nominee
What is a person nominated for an office, duty, or a position?
300

Platform/ Platforma/ Platfòm

What is a public statement of the principles, objectives, and policy of a political party?

300
Nominate
How you choose as a candidate for election, appointment, or honor?
400

Issue/Asunto/Pwoblèm

What is a dispute or matter of special or public importance?

400
Inauguration
What is a ceremony in which a person is formally installed into a position?
400

Electorate

What is a group of people with the power to vote?

400

Duties

What are the actions required by one's position job?

400
Debate
What is a regulated discussion of a problem between two matched sides?
500

Ballot

What is a sheet of paper or computer screen used in voting

500
Campaign
What is a connected series of activities designed to bring about a particular result, such as an election win
500

Veto

What is to reject?

500

A government for the people, by the people

Democracy

500
Convention
What is an assembly of the members of a political party whose purpose is to nominate candidates and elect convention delegates?