Key terms used in political science about elections and voting
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| Polling Place | The place where the voters who live in a certain precinct go to vote.
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| Political Party | A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections.
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| Registration | A procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting.
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| Independent | A term used to describe people who have no party affiliation.
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| Bipartisan | Supported by two parties.
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| Suffrage | The right to vote.
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| Ballot | The device voters use to register a choice in an election.
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| Splinter Parties | Parties that have split away from one of the major parties.
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| Nomination | The process of candidate selection in an electoral system.
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| Ward | A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members.
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