(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
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G-recount: counting the votes again if there is some disagreement about the election process
N-closed primary:
a primary election in which only those voters who have registered as belonging to a particular political party can vote
N-absolute majority: more than 50% of the votes cast
G-majority party:
the political party that is represented by more than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives.
G-policy: position the government takes on what role the government should have in solving the issues facing our country
B-issues : problems facing our country that need solutions (ex: immigration, access to health care, finding energy sources, and providing quality education)
I-primary season: the months during which states hold primary elections or caucuses
I-running mate: a candidate who is running for office with another candidate on the same ticket. (Example: president and vice president)
I-convention: meeting where a political party chooses its presidential candidate.
N-liberal: believing that the government has a role in solving society’s problems and should take action for creating solutions
B-absentee ballot:
a mailable paper ballot that is used by voters who will not be able to vote on election day (like military personnel stationed overseas). The absentee ballots are mailed before election day and counted on election day
I-The Democratic Party is symbolized as a donkey.
B-primary election: an election in which people vote for the presidential candidate they want to represent their political party in the national election.
O-blanket primary: a primary election in which the names of all the candidates for all the parties are on one ballot
I-campaign: the process of gathering public support for a candidate.
N-delegates: people chosen to represent each state at a political party’s convention.
G-The Republican Party is symbolized as an elephant.
O-referendum: a proposed law that people vote on directly (also called a ballot measure, initiative or proposition).
N-voting age: the age when people are eligible to vote; set at age 18 by the 26th Amendment.
G-congressional district: an area within a state from which a member of the House of Representatives is elected.
There are 435 Congressional
districts.
O-Electoral College: each state has a group of people called electors who cast the actual votes for president. When people vote for a presidential candidate, they are really voting to decide which candidate the electors in their state will vote for
N-Inauguration Day:
the day a new president and vice president are sworn into office (January 20)
G-incumbent: a person who is currently in office.
O-Political Action Committee (PAC): organization that is formed by an individual or special interest group to raise money for political campaigns
O-conservative: believing that it’s better for individuals and businesses—not the government—to find solutions for society’s problems
N-nominee: the candidate a political party chooses, or nominates, to run in the general election
B-midterm election: a general election that does not occur during a presidential election year; offices on the ballot include some U.S. Senate seats, all House of Representative seats, and many state and local positions
N-record : information about how a politician has voted on bills; also, their statements made about issues while serving in office.
I-acceptance speech: speech delivered by a candidate when accepting a political party’s nomination for the national presidential election
G-Bipartisan: supported by members of the two major political parties (the Democrats and the Republicans
G-nonpartisan: not relating to any political party.
O-popular vote: a tally of how many votes each candidate has received in the presidential election.
B-ballot:
an official paper or electronic form on which voters indicate their choices among candidates and ballot measures
G-third party: any political party other than the two major parties (Republican and Democratic).
O-opinion polls: surveys that ask members of the public how they feel about different issues.
B-partisan: relating to a particular political party
N-swing voters: voters who do not have a commitment to a particular political party.
B-right: another word for conservative.
I-center: having beliefs that are in the middle between conservative and liberal.
O-candidate: person running for elected office
O-independent: a person who is not associated with any political party.
N-platform:
a set of statements that describe a political party’s views about the issues facing our country
I-personal appearance: an event that a candidate attends in person
I-left:
another word for liberal.
B-caucus: meetings where political party leaders and supporters choose candidates through discussion and consensus
I-G.O.P.: the nickname used for the Republican Party (stands for the “Grand Old Party”)
O-media: news organizations that deliver information through television, radio, newspaper, or the internet
B-exit poll:
an informal poll taken as people leave the voting booth. Exit polls are used to predict the winners before the polls close
G-campaign season: period of time that candidates work to inform the public and gain support prior to the election
B-political parties: organized groups of people who share similar beliefs about how the government should be run and how the issues facing our country should be solved.
I-minority party: the political party that is represented by less than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives
O-voting age: the age when people are eligible to vote; set at age 18 by the 26th Amendment.
B-contributor/donor: a person or organization that donates money to a candidate’s campaign
G-Election Day:
the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
