Ch 6 Political Dictionary

Ch 6 Political Dictionary Government

Poll books • – list of registered voters in each precinct.

Suffrage • – the right to vote

Franchise • – the right to vote

Political socialization • – The process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions.

Straight-ticket voting • – The practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election.

Poll tax • – A special tax demanded as a condition for voting.

Transient • – persons living in the State for only a short time

Independents • – A term used to describe people who have no party affiliation.

Registration • – procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting.

Injunction • – a court order that forces limits on the performance of some act by a private individual or by public official

Gerrymandering • – The drawing of electoral district lines to limit the strength of a particular group.

Electorate • – the potential voting population

Preclearance • – the prior approval by the justice department of changes to or new election laws by certain states.

Political efficacy • – Ones own influence of on politics.

Split-ticket voting • – Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election.

Purge • – the removal of names of those who are no longer eligible to vote from the lists of registered voters.

Literacy • – a person’s ability to read and write

Off-year election • – congressional election that occurs between presidential election years.