Government : Voting – Flashcards

1. voting by marking an "X" at the top of the ballot beside the name of the party of his choice 2. an early election in which delegates select and nominate candidates for office 3. voting for the best candidates for each office regardless of party 4. a ticket for voting that shows only the names of the candidates for the highest offices 5. a device used in elections; it's privacy curtain or shield ensures the citizen of secrecy while voting 6. a designation to serve, based upon ability and other qualifications

The long ballot encouraged __________ voting.

On the ________ only the names of the candidates for the highest office appears on the ballot.

With the long ballot system all less important state offices would be filled on the basis of patronage.

We use the short ballot to elect the President, Vice-President, and members of Congress.

One way to cut down on the number of elections is to not have an election when all the persons running are ____________ , which happens frequently.

A criticism of elections is that national, state, and local elections come on the same day.

1. one who is responsible for the proper conduct of the election 2. an older, less private form of voting where the voters would call out their vote 3. names of the parties appear at the tops of the columns; titles of various offices are shown at the sides 4. titles of the offices appear across the ballot, candidates of parties for each office are below the titles 5. specific voting area; each voter is assigned a particular place within the district where he lives 6. process made for those who cannot be present at their polling place because of health or obligation

Your county is divided up into ________, which each have a few hundred people assigned to each polling place. The purpose is to avoid too many voters at one voting area.

A _______ watcher is a citizen who is paid by the parties to keep a watchful eye on the voters and the officials.

Inspectors and judges are responsible for the proper conduct of the election.

Election officers are chosen by the:

List four distinctive features of the Australian ballot.

A contested election means that the losing candidate is demanding a ____________.

What is the advantage for the use of voting machines? fraud is nearly impossible assure absolute secrecy do away with the need for numerous officials to count ballots all of the above

Nearly all states disqualify from voting those who are disabled or absent on business.

In absentee voting, a person marks the ballot and then swears before a _________ that he is a registered and qualified voter. He then sends his ballot to the county ________.