To be used with the October 3, 2016, issue
Edition 5/6
Vocabulary
Common Core L.6
Name: ___________________________________________
Election Lingo
This week’s cover story includes many terms related to the big issues candidates are talking about
this year. Use this chart to help you understand the meaning of the following election-related words
or phrases. Fill in each blank with the term, the definition, or an original sentence using the word.
Election-related
word or phrase
Definition
Sentence Containing Word
Many of the more than 41 million
______________________ living
in the United States are originally
from Mexico.
The system in which goods and
services are made and sold in a
country
Minimum
Wage
The amount of money left
after all the costs of running a
business have been subtracted
from all the money made
Infrastructure
One way the United States tries
to combat ________________ is
by working to strengthen the
country’s national security.
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To force a person who is not
a citizen to leave a country