Vocab 1
The right to vote
Suffrage
the body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice-president
Electoral College
A test given to persons to prove they can read and write before being allowed to register to vote
Literacy Test
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
Election
Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
Propaganda
A political system dominated by two major parties
Two Party System
allowed people to vote if their father or grandfather had voted before Reconstruction
Grandfather clause
A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote
Closed Primary
an election system in which the candidate with the most votes wins
Winner-Take-All system
A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary
Runoff Primary
Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.
Gerrymandering
a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
Caucus
supported by two political parties
bipartisan
A ballot vote in which citizens select a party's nominee for the general election.
Primary
Primary election in which any voter, regardless of party, may vote.
Open primary
person appointed to vote in presidential elections for the major candidates
Elector
Practice that requires citizens to vote in elections or face punitive measures such as community serivce, fines, or prison.
Compulsory Voting
An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy
Interest Groups
A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations
Political Action Committee
An officeholder who is seeking reelection.
Incumbent