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GOV 6
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| absentee ballot | paper ballot requested by a voter who cannot physically go to the polls to vote |
| alienated voter | |
| bloc voting | people with similar characteristics tend to vote the same way |
| disfranchise | denying the right to vote |
| franchise | the right to vote |
| general election | an election in which registered voters cast ballots for candidates running for local, state, and national offices |
| off-year election | a congressional election held in years when there is no presidential election |
| political action committee | section of a special interest group created to give campaign funds to favored candidates |
| poll tax | a tax that had to be paid before a person could vote. In 1964, these were made unconstitutional for national elections. |
| primary election | an election in which members of a political party choose their party's candidates for the coming general election |
| recount | an official second counting of election ballots, triggered by a legal challenge of the first count |
| registration | process by which a citizen signs up to vote |
| residency | living within the state for a period of time before being allowed to vote |
| secret ballot | a system of voting that allows voters to keep their choices secret. The government provides uniform numbered ballots that list all candidates. A ballot is given to each voter at the polling place and is marked in private. First developed in Australia. |
| special election | an election held between general elections for a specific purpose, such as a recall |
| split ticket | when voters support some of their own party's candidates while also voting for candidates from other parties |
| vote fraud | |
| write-in vote | when a voter adds the name of a candidate not printed on the ballot originally |
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