ABCs of Voting

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ABCs of Voting
byAshley and Elizabeth
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Almost all Americans 18 years of age and older
have the right to vote.
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Ballots are used by voters to cast their vote for
candidates and laws.
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Caucus is a meeting of political party members
to conduct party business.
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Democrats believe that taxes should be cut, they
support a woman's right to make their own choices
and they advocate a balanced budget.
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Endorsements are common campaign tools used by
candidates to gain more votes.
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Faction is a small group with- in a political
party that have differing views from the majority
of the party members.
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General elections are where voters cast their
ballots for candidates for various national,
state or local offices.
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Hung jury is a group of people that cannot agree
on an issue.
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Initiative is a method by which citizens propose
laws or state constitutional amendments.
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Judicial is having the power to decide how laws
should be applied in individual cases.
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Keen candidates understand how to make America a
strong nation.
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Literacy-tests were given to prove that the voter
could read, write and understand public issues.
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Majority of the votes received determines which
candidate wins the election, except in a
presidential election.
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Nominating candidates in state, local, and
congressional elections to run for public office
is done in one of two ways in a caucus or in a
nominating convention.
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Over ride is when a bill is defeated by a veto --
that is the bill is rejected.
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Propaganda is an attempt to promote a particular
person or idea.
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Qualified voters have to be 18 years of age or
older, a resident of a state for a certain time
period and a U.S citizen.
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Reasons for voting is to give voters an
opportunity to voice their opinions.
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Split-ticket is when voters vote for candidates
from different party's.
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Third party is a minor political party in the
United States that challenges the two major
parties.
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United States is diverse and democratic.
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Voting is one of the major responsibilities of
citizenship.
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Write-in-vote is when a candidates name is not
on the ballot and voters write in a candidates
name in order to vote for that person.
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Xerography is used to make brochures which inform
the voters about each candidates beliefs.
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Yes-man is found in every campaign and these
candidates normally do not make good leaders.
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Zounds are heard from both parties when the
results of the voting has been announced.
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