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