suffrage
-franchise
a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
alien
a form of life assumed to exist outside the Earth or its atmosphere
poll tax
a tax of a fixed amount per person and payable as a requirement for the right to vote
independent
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
purge
an act of removing by cleansing
disenfranchised
deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
transient
enduring a very short time
poll book
list of all registered voters in each precinct
literacy
the ability to read and write
registration
the act of enrolling
electorate
the body of enfranchised citizens
gerrymandering
the drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party, group, or incumbent
ballot fatigue
the phenomenon by which voters cast fewer votes for offices listed toward the bottom of the ballot
straight-ticket voting
the practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election
preclearance
the prior approval by the justice department of changes to or new election laws by certain states
political socialization
the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions
suffrage
the right to vote, especially in a political election.
split-ticket voting
voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
gender gap
Difference in political views between men and women
injunction
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
party identification
An informal and subjective affiliation with a political party that most people acquire in childhood.
off-year election
Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years
political efficacy
The belief that one's political participation really matters - that one's vote can actually make a difference