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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Precinct
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a voting district
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Returns
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the votes
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Exit Poll
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asking voters while they are leaving who they voted for - prediction of winner in election
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Ballot
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the list of candidates on which you cast your vote - Obama & Romney
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Polling place
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location where voting is carried out - South Fayette High School
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Apathy
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lack of interest - the biggest reason why people do not vote
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Referendum
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way citizens approve or reject a law
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Absentee Ballot
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citizens who can not get to the polls on Election Day
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Electorate
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all of the people who are eligible to vote
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Recall
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citizens can vote to remove a public official from office - attempted to remove Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin
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Electoral College
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part of the process that Americans use to select their president - winner takes all votes in this
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Initiative
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the way citizens propose laws
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Electors
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person sent to cast the final vote for president of the US
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Winner-take-all system
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the candidate who wins the popular vote in a state usually receives all of the state's electoral votes
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Proposition
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proposed law generated by a petition
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