Suffrage and Voting Rights

Flashcards covering key terms and concepts related to suffrage and voting rights, based on lecture notes.

The right to vote is called __.

suffrage

A synonym for suffrage is __.

franchise

The potential voting population is known as the __.

electorate

Individuals who are denied the right to vote are referred to as __.

disenfranchised

A fee charged before allowing someone to vote is called a __.

poll tax

In 1919, several states began allowing women's __.

suffrage

People who plan to live in a State for only a short time are called __.

transients

The process of removing the names of voters who are no longer eligible to vote is called __.

purging

The Motor Voter Act requires states to provide voter registration by __.

mail

Some states disqualify people convicted of serious crimes from __.

voting

The practice of drawing electoral district lines to limit a group's voting strength is known as __.

gerrymandering

An __ is a court order compelling a specific action from an individual or official.

injunction

The requirement for changes to State election laws to be approved by the Department of Justice is called __.

preclearance

An election held in the even years between presidential elections is called an __.

off-year election

The phenomenon resulting in fewer votes being cast at the end of a ballot is known as __.

ballot fatigue

Political __ refers to having an influence on politics.

efficacy

The difference between the political choices of men and women is known as the __.

gender gap

Voting for candidates from only one party is called __.

straight-ticket voting

Voting for candidates from more than one party is referred to as __.

split-ticket voting

A person with no party affiliation is called __.

independent

Voters with higher incomes and education levels tend to vote __.

Republican

Women, African Americans, and Latinos have historically tended to vote __.

Democrat