| A | B |
|---|
| bipartisan | supported by two parties |
| political party | a group of people who seek control of government by winning elections and holding office |
| Independent | an individual who does not belong to a political party |
| electorate | the people entitled to vote in a given election |
| poll tax | fee required in order to vote |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| partisanship | firm allegiance to the party |
| Republican | considered to be the more conservative of the two main parties in the U.S. |
| gerrymandering | the drawing of district electoral lines in order to favor a party |
| Democrat | considered to be the more liberal of the two main parties in the U.S |
| 19th Amendment | prohibited the denial of the right to vote because of sex |
| 26th Amendment | lowered the voting age to 18 |
| 24th Amendment | eliminated the poll tax |
| 15th Amendment | intended to end race-based voting equipments |
| 23rd Amendment | granted the citizens of the Washington DC the right to vote in presidential elections |
| A(n) ____ is the naming of a candidate who will seek election for a public office. | nomination |
| The ____ is a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can participate. | open primary |
| A ____ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and affect public policy decisions. | political action committee |
| Elections in which candidates are not identified by party labels are known as ____. | nonpartisan election |
