1. Absentee Voting: A way people can vote when they can't get to their polling place. They
vote on a special form and mail it in.
2. Balanced Budget: A balanced budget occurs when total revenues equal total outlays for
a fiscal year.
3. Ballot Box: A receptacle for voters' ballots.
4. Bias: A leaning in favor of or against something or someone; partiality or prejudice.
5. Campaign: Competition by rival political candidates and organizations for public office.
6. Campaign Chest: Money collected and set aside for use in a political campaign.
7. Candidate: A person running for office in an election.
8. Caucus: Meetings of party members within a legislative body to select leaders and
determine strategy.
9. Citizen: A native or naturalized member of a state or nation who owes allegiance to its
government and is entitled to its protection.
10. Early Money: Money given to a campaign before or during the early presidential
primaries. This money helps propel a campaign.
11. Exit Poll: A poll taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the polls, used to
forecast the outcome of an election or determine the reasons for voting decisions.
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