Election Week Vocabulary

a state that mainly supports and votes for Democratic candidates in presidential elections

a person who is running for an elected position or competing for a job

a way for citizens to vote by mail when they cannot get to their polling place

a nickname for the Republican Party. The initials stand for “Grand Old Party.”

the formal ceremony in which the president is sworn into office

the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, by law.

a formal promise a person makes to do the best that he or she can in a political office

a country’s system for managing its money and resources to make, buy, and sell goods

a country’s plan for dealing with other nations

a state that mainly supports and votes for Republican candidates in presidential elections

a meeting of party members to choose candidates to run in an election

a form of government in which the people choose their leaders in elections