Help young government students learn about civic duty and voting with these legal flash cards
There are 16 flash cards in this set (4 pages to print.)
To use:
1. Print out the cards.
2. Cut along the dashed lines.
3. Fold along the solid lines.
Sample flash cards in this set:
| Questions | Answers |
|---|---|
| Polling Place | A voting district |
| Absentte ballot | A ballot for people who cannot get to the polls to vote |
| Split Ticket | Voting for candidates from both political parties |
| Media polling | A way of predicting winners of an eledction before all the votes are officially counted |
| Apathy | Lack of interest resulting in low voter turn out. |
| Initiative | The way citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments |
| Polling place | Where voting is carried out |
| Straight Ticket | Voting for candidates all in the same political party. |
| House of Representative | Part of Government which elects the president if neither presidential candidates gets a clear majority votes |
| Referendum | A way for citizens to remove old or existing laws |
| Electorate | The group of people eligible to vote. |
| Tallies | What is taken to the elction board after the polls close along with all the ballots |
| Mandate | An issue voted on if enough people sign a petition about it. |
| Recall Election | When citizens want to remove a public offical from office |
| Soft money | Donations given to a political party and not designated for a particular candidate. |
| 18 years old | Age at which you are allowed to vote |
