(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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B-ballot: an official paper or electronic form on which voters indicate their choices among candidates and ballot measures
I-closed primary: a primary election in which only those voters who have registered as belonging to a particular political party can vote.
G-candidate: person running for elected office.
I-G.O.P.: the nickname used for the Republican Party (stands for the “Grand Old Party”)
O-blanket primary: a primary election in which the names of all the candidates for all the parties are on one ballot.
O-conservative: believing that it’s better for individuals and businesses—not the government—to find solutions for society’s problems.
B-center: having beliefs that are in the middle between conservative and liberal
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-delegates: people chosen to represent each state at a political party’s convention.
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.
N-absolute majority: more than 50% of the votes cast.
N-Inauguration Day: the day a new president and vice president are sworn into office (January 20).
I-convention: meeting where a political party chooses its presidential candidate.
G-Bipartisan: supported by members of the two major political parties (the Democrats and the Republicans)
O-caucus: meetings where political party leaders and supporters choose candidates through discussion and consensus
I-acceptance speech: speech delivered by a candidate when accepting a political party’s nomination for the national presidential election.
G-Election Day: the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
G-incumbent: a person who is currently in office
I-campaign: the process of gathering public support for a candidate.
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-independent: a person who is not associated with any political party.
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.
B-contributor/donor: a person or organization that donates money to a candidate’s campaign.
N-campaign season: period of time that candidates work to inform the public and gain support prior to the election.