Election Protection
A non-partisan individual who ensures polling places are running smoothly.
Poll monitor
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The type of government where the people vote for their leaders.
Representative democracy
False or misleading information shared to trick voters.
The day of the week when most elections are held in the US.
Tuesday
The process that allows voters to cast ballots before Election Day.
Early Voting
Before being allowed to vote, you must do this. Often at the DMV.
Register (do so in Gainesville!)
What we call an election that is legitimate and open to all eligible voters.
Free and fair election
This occurs when one group tries to make voting harder for another group.
Daily Double!!
The amendment that allows the right to protest.
The first amendment
A secure way to send in a vote without going to a polling place.
Mail-in ballot
A type of ID that some states ask you to show before voting.
A photo ID or ID with a signature (which disallows some student IDs)
The concept that no one person, or branch, should have too much power.
Checks and balances
When maps are drawn unfairly to help one political party win more.
Gerrymandering
A bill that intended to restrict voters (like married women or transgender individuals) and prove citizenship before voting.
S.A.V.E. Act (which is still relevant due to copycat bills!)
Daily Double!!
The 1965 federal law that prohibits racial discriminations in voting.
The Voting Rights Act
The amendment that banned restrictions like poll taxes in federal elections.
24th Amendment
The system that officially chooses the president after citizens have voted in an election.
Electoral College
The use of government power to punish political opponents.
Political repression
The contemporary protests revolving around rejecting dictators in the United States.
No Kings Protests
A paper copy of your vote that helps double-check the machines.
Paper ballot record
Supreme Court case that established one person one vote.
Reynolds v Sims
The amendment to the Constitution that led 18 year olds to vote.
26th Amendment
Using government jobs or benefits to reward political supporters.
Patronage
29. One Senate seat and all 28 House Representatives. (The governor's seat is also up for grabs)