ballot:an official paper orelectronic form onwhich voters indicatetheir choices amongcandidates andballot measuresPolitical ActionCommittee (PAC):organization that isformed by anindividual or specialinterest group to raisemoney for politicalcampaignsmedia: newsorganizations thatdeliver informationthrough television,radio, newspaper, orthe internetclosed primary:a primary election inwhich only thosevoters who haveregistered asbelonging to aparticular politicalparty can voteprimary season:the months duringwhich states holdprimary electionsor caucusespartisan:relating to aparticularpolitical partyblanket primary: aprimary election inwhich the namesof all thecandidates for allthe parties are onone ballotabsolutemajority:more than50% of thevotes castpopular vote: atally of how manyvotes eachcandidate hasreceived in thepresidentialelection.swing voters:voters who donot have acommitment toa particularpolitical party.voting age: theage when peopleare eligible tovote; set at age 18by the 26thAmendment.Inauguration Day:the day a newpresident and vicepresident aresworn into office(January 20)convention:meeting wherea political partychooses itspresidentialcandidate.midterm election: ageneral election that doesnot occur during apresidential election year;offices on the ballotinclude some U.S.Senate seats, all Houseof Representative seats,and many state and localpositionscenter: havingbeliefs that arein the middlebetweenconservativeand liberal.opinion polls:surveys that askmembers of thepublic how theyfeel about differentissues.left:anotherword forliberal.caucus: meetingswhere political partyleaders andsupporters choosecandidates throughdiscussion andconsensusnominee: thecandidate apolitical partychooses, ornominates, to runin the generalelectionliberal: believing thatthe government hasa role in solvingsociety’s problemsand should takeaction for creatingsolutionsplatform:a set of statementsthat describe apolitical party’s viewsabout the issuesfacing our countryrunning mate: acandidate who isrunning for office withanother candidate onthe same ticket.(Example: presidentand vice president)political parties:organized groups ofpeople who sharesimilar beliefs abouthow the governmentshould be run and howthe issues facing ourcountry should besolved.Electoral College: each statehas a group of people calledelectors who cast the actualvotes for president. Whenpeople vote for a presidentialcandidate, they are reallyvoting to decide whichcandidate the electors in theirstate will vote formajority party:the political partythat is representedby more than 50% ofthe members in theSenate or the Houseof Representatives.absentee ballot:a mailable paper ballot that isused by voters who will not beable to vote on election day(like military personnelstationed overseas). Theabsentee ballots are mailedbefore election day andcounted on election daynonpartisan:not relatingto anypoliticalparty.acceptance speech:speech delivered by acandidate whenaccepting a politicalparty’s nomination forthe nationalpresidential electionissues : problemsfacing our country thatneed solutions (ex:immigration, access tohealth care, findingenergy sources, andproviding qualityeducation)conservative:believing that it’sbetter for individualsand businesses—notthe government—tofind solutions forsociety’s problemsdelegates:people chosento representeach state at apolitical party’sconvention.personalappearance: anevent that acandidateattends inpersonElection Day:the Tuesdayafter the firstMonday inNovember.G.O.P.: thenickname used forthe RepublicanParty (stands forthe “Grand OldParty”)TheRepublicanParty issymbolized asan elephant.independent: aperson who isnot associatedwith anypolitical party.candidate:personrunning forelected officeminority party: thepolitical party that isrepresented by lessthan 50% of themembers in theSenate or the Houseof Representativesthird party: anypolitical partyother than the twomajor parties(Republican andDemocratic).recount: countingthe votes again ifthere is somedisagreementabout the electionprocessreferendum: aproposed law thatpeople vote ondirectly (also called aballot measure,initiative orproposition).voting age: theage when peopleare eligible tovote; set at age 18by the 26thAmendment.primary election: anelection in whichpeople vote for thepresidential candidatethey want to representtheir political party inthe national election.congressional district:an area within a statefrom which a memberof the House ofRepresentatives iselected.There are 435Congressionaldistricts.right: anotherword forconservative.policy: position thegovernment takes onwhat role thegovernment shouldhave in solving theissues facing ourcountryincumbent: aperson whois currentlyin office.exit poll:an informal polltaken as peopleleave the votingbooth. Exit polls areused to predict thewinners before thepolls closerecord : informationabout how apolitician has votedon bills; also, theirstatements madeabout issues whileserving in office.campaign: theprocess ofgathering publicsupport for acandidate.TheDemocraticParty issymbolizedas a donkey.contributor/donor:a person ororganization thatdonates money toa candidate’scampaigncampaign season:period of time thatcandidates work toinform the public andgain support prior tothe electionBipartisan:supported bymembers of the twomajor politicalparties (theDemocrats and theRepublicansballot:an official paper orelectronic form onwhich voters indicatetheir choices amongcandidates andballot measuresPolitical ActionCommittee (PAC):organization that isformed by anindividual or specialinterest group to raisemoney for politicalcampaignsmedia: newsorganizations thatdeliver informationthrough television,radio, newspaper, orthe internetclosed primary:a primary election inwhich only thosevoters who haveregistered asbelonging to aparticular politicalparty can voteprimary season:the months duringwhich states holdprimary electionsor caucusespartisan:relating to aparticularpolitical partyblanket primary: aprimary election inwhich the namesof all thecandidates for allthe parties are onone ballotabsolutemajority:more than50% of thevotes castpopular vote: atally of how manyvotes eachcandidate hasreceived in thepresidentialelection.swing voters:voters who donot have acommitment toa particularpolitical party.voting age: theage when peopleare eligible tovote; set at age 18by the 26thAmendment.Inauguration Day:the day a newpresident and vicepresident aresworn into office(January 20)convention:meeting wherea political partychooses itspresidentialcandidate.midterm election: ageneral election that doesnot occur during apresidential election year;offices on the ballotinclude some U.S.Senate seats, all Houseof Representative seats,and many state and localpositionscenter: havingbeliefs that arein the middlebetweenconservativeand liberal.opinion polls:surveys that askmembers of thepublic how theyfeel about differentissues.left:anotherword forliberal.caucus: meetingswhere political partyleaders andsupporters choosecandidates throughdiscussion andconsensusnominee: thecandidate apolitical partychooses, ornominates, to runin the generalelectionliberal: believing thatthe government hasa role in solvingsociety’s problemsand should takeaction for creatingsolutionsplatform:a set of statementsthat describe apolitical party’s viewsabout the issuesfacing our countryrunning mate: acandidate who isrunning for office withanother candidate onthe same ticket.(Example: presidentand vice president)political parties:organized groups ofpeople who sharesimilar beliefs abouthow the governmentshould be run and howthe issues facing ourcountry should besolved.Electoral College: each statehas a group of people calledelectors who cast the actualvotes for president. Whenpeople vote for a presidentialcandidate, they are reallyvoting to decide whichcandidate the electors in theirstate will vote formajority party:the political partythat is representedby more than 50% ofthe members in theSenate or the Houseof Representatives.absentee ballot:a mailable paper ballot that isused by voters who will not beable to vote on election day(like military personnelstationed overseas). Theabsentee ballots are mailedbefore election day andcounted on election daynonpartisan:not relatingto anypoliticalparty.acceptance speech:speech delivered by acandidate whenaccepting a politicalparty’s nomination forthe nationalpresidential electionissues : problemsfacing our country thatneed solutions (ex:immigration, access tohealth care, findingenergy sources, andproviding qualityeducation)conservative:believing that it’sbetter for individualsand businesses—notthe government—tofind solutions forsociety’s problemsdelegates:people chosento representeach state at apolitical party’sconvention.personalappearance: anevent that acandidateattends inpersonElection Day:the Tuesdayafter the firstMonday inNovember.G.O.P.: thenickname used forthe RepublicanParty (stands forthe “Grand OldParty”)TheRepublicanParty issymbolized asan elephant.independent: aperson who isnot associatedwith anypolitical party.candidate:personrunning forelected officeminority party: thepolitical party that isrepresented by lessthan 50% of themembers in theSenate or the Houseof Representativesthird party: anypolitical partyother than the twomajor parties(Republican andDemocratic).recount: countingthe votes again ifthere is somedisagreementabout the electionprocessreferendum: aproposed law thatpeople vote ondirectly (also called aballot measure,initiative orproposition).voting age: theage when peopleare eligible tovote; set at age 18by the 26thAmendment.primary election: anelection in whichpeople vote for thepresidential candidatethey want to representtheir political party inthe national election.congressional district:an area within a statefrom which a memberof the House ofRepresentatives iselected.There are 435Congressionaldistricts.right: anotherword forconservative.policy: position thegovernment takes onwhat role thegovernment shouldhave in solving theissues facing ourcountryincumbent: aperson whois currentlyin office.exit poll:an informal polltaken as peopleleave the votingbooth. Exit polls areused to predict thewinners before thepolls closerecord : informationabout how apolitician has votedon bills; also, theirstatements madeabout issues whileserving in office.campaign: theprocess ofgathering publicsupport for acandidate.TheDemocraticParty issymbolizedas a donkey.contributor/donor:a person ororganization thatdonates money toa candidate’scampaigncampaign season:period of time thatcandidates work toinform the public andgain support prior tothe electionBipartisan:supported bymembers of the twomajor politicalparties (theDemocrats and theRepublicans

Election Bingo - Call List

(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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  1. B-ballot: an official paper or electronic form on which voters indicate their choices among candidates and ballot measures
  2. O-Political Action Committee (PAC): organization that is formed by an individual or special interest group to raise money for political campaigns
  3. O-media: news organizations that deliver information through television, radio, newspaper, or the internet
  4. N-closed primary: a primary election in which only those voters who have registered as belonging to a particular political party can vote
  5. I-primary season: the months during which states hold primary elections or caucuses
  6. B-partisan: relating to a particular political party
  7. O-blanket primary: a primary election in which the names of all the candidates for all the parties are on one ballot
  8. N-absolute majority: more than 50% of the votes cast
  9. O-popular vote: a tally of how many votes each candidate has received in the presidential election.
  10. N-swing voters: voters who do not have a commitment to a particular political party.
  11. N-voting age: the age when people are eligible to vote; set at age 18 by the 26th Amendment.
  12. N-Inauguration Day: the day a new president and vice president are sworn into office (January 20)
  13. I-convention: meeting where a political party chooses its presidential candidate.
  14. 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
  15. I-center: having beliefs that are in the middle between conservative and liberal.
  16. O-opinion polls: surveys that ask members of the public how they feel about different issues.
  17. I-left: another word for liberal.
  18. B-caucus: meetings where political party leaders and supporters choose candidates through discussion and consensus
  19. N-nominee: the candidate a political party chooses, or nominates, to run in the general election
  20. N-liberal: believing that the government has a role in solving society’s problems and should take action for creating solutions
  21. N-platform: a set of statements that describe a political party’s views about the issues facing our country
  22. I-running mate: a candidate who is running for office with another candidate on the same ticket. (Example: president and vice president)
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. G-majority party: the political party that is represented by more than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives.
  26. 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
  27. G-nonpartisan: not relating to any political party.
  28. I-acceptance speech: speech delivered by a candidate when accepting a political party’s nomination for the national presidential election
  29. B-issues : problems facing our country that need solutions (ex: immigration, access to health care, finding energy sources, and providing quality education)
  30. O-conservative: believing that it’s better for individuals and businesses—not the government—to find solutions for society’s problems
  31. N-delegates: people chosen to represent each state at a political party’s convention.
  32. I-personal appearance: an event that a candidate attends in person
  33. G-Election Day: the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
  34. I-G.O.P.: the nickname used for the Republican Party (stands for the “Grand Old Party”)
  35. G-The Republican Party is symbolized as an elephant.
  36. O-independent: a person who is not associated with any political party.
  37. O-candidate: person running for elected office
  38. I-minority party: the political party that is represented by less than 50% of the members in the Senate or the House of Representatives
  39. G-third party: any political party other than the two major parties (Republican and Democratic).
  40. G-recount: counting the votes again if there is some disagreement about the election process
  41. O-referendum: a proposed law that people vote on directly (also called a ballot measure, initiative or proposition).
  42. O-voting age: the age when people are eligible to vote; set at age 18 by the 26th Amendment.
  43. B-primary election: an election in which people vote for the presidential candidate they want to represent their political party in the national election.
  44. G-congressional district: an area within a state from which a member of the House of Representatives is elected. There are 435 Congressional districts.
  45. B-right: another word for conservative.
  46. G-policy: position the government takes on what role the government should have in solving the issues facing our country
  47. G-incumbent: a person who is currently in office.
  48. 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
  49. N-record : information about how a politician has voted on bills; also, their statements made about issues while serving in office.
  50. I-campaign: the process of gathering public support for a candidate.
  51. I-The Democratic Party is symbolized as a donkey.
  52. B-contributor/donor: a person or organization that donates money to a candidate’s campaign
  53. G-campaign season: period of time that candidates work to inform the public and gain support prior to the election
  54. G-Bipartisan: supported by members of the two major political parties (the Democrats and the Republicans