
Political Parties and Voting
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- Q1a way for the electorate to select candidates for political officeVoting30s
- Q2Process of redrawing legislative boundaries for the purpose of benefiting the party in power.Gerrymandering30s
- Q3the right to voteSuffrage30s
- Q4people elected by the voters in a presidential election as members of the electoral collegeElectors30s
- Q5A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice presidentElectoral College30s
- Q6the citizens eligible to voteelectorate30s
- Q7a person whom a member of Congress has been elected to representconstituent30s
- Q8Number of electoral votes to win the presidency270 to win30s
- Q9One that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election DayAbsentee Ballot30s
- Q10a special election called by voters to remove an elected official before his/her term expires.recall election30s
- Q11a legislative act is referred for final approval to a popular vote by the electorateReferendum30s
- Q12A procedure by which voters can propose a law or a constitutional amendment.Initiative30s
- Q13laws requiring that voters show government made ID at polls, done by Republicans to decrease voter fraud but also deters lots of Democrats from voting because elderly and poor are less likely to get a good enough IDVoter ID laws30s
- Q14the option in some states to register on the day of the election, at the polling place, rather than in advance of the electionsame-day registration30s
- Q15an election system in which the candidate with the most votes winswinner-take-all system30s