Voting Definitions The right to vote Suffrage The

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Voting Definitions

Voting Definitions

 The right to vote Suffrage

The right to vote Suffrage

 The right to vote Franchise

The right to vote Franchise

 The potential voting population Electorate

The potential voting population Electorate

 Person time living in the state for only a short ◦ Doesn’t retain

Person time living in the state for only a short ◦ Doesn’t retain the right to vote until establishing legal residence there Transient

 A procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting Registration

A procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting Registration

 Reviewing the list of registered voters and to remove the names of those

Reviewing the list of registered voters and to remove the names of those who are no longer eligible to vote Purge

 The list of all registered voters in each precinct Poll Books

The list of all registered voters in each precinct Poll Books

 A person’s ability to read or write Literacy

A person’s ability to read or write Literacy

 A special tax, demanded by states, as a condition of voting Poll Tax

A special tax, demanded by states, as a condition of voting Poll Tax

 A court order that forces or limits the performance of some act by

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

 Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years Off-Year Election

Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years Off-Year Election

 Measurable differences between partisan choices of men and women Gender Gap

Measurable differences between partisan choices of men and women Gender Gap

 Loyalty of people to a political party Party Identification

Loyalty of people to a political party Party Identification

 The practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election

The practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election Straight-Ticket Voting

 Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election

Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election Split-Ticket Voting

 A term used to describe who have no party affiliation Independent

A term used to describe who have no party affiliation Independent

 The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in

The political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy Political Action Committee

 A grant of money, usually from the government Subsidy

A grant of money, usually from the government Subsidy

 Money given to State and local party organizations for voting-related activities Soft Money

Money given to State and local party organizations for voting-related activities Soft Money

 Campaign money that is subjected to regulations by the FEC Hard Money

Campaign money that is subjected to regulations by the FEC Hard Money

 The complex collection of the opinions of many different people; the sum of

The complex collection of the opinions of many different people; the sum of all of their views Public Opinion

 Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications,

Those means of communication that reach large audiences, especially television, radio, printed publications, and the Internet Mass Media

 People with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers Peer

People with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers Peer Group

 Any person who, for any reason, has an unusually strong influence on the

Any person who, for any reason, has an unusually strong influence on the views of others Opinion Leader

 The instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials Mandate

The instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials Mandate

 Private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy

Private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy Interest Group

 Polls that seek to read the public’s mind simply by asking the same

Polls that seek to read the public’s mind simply by asking the same question of a large number of people Straw Vote

 A representative slice of the public Sample

A representative slice of the public Sample

 The public issues on which the people’s attention is focused Public Agenda

The public issues on which the people’s attention is focused Public Agenda