| A | B |
| split-ticket voting | casting ballots for candidates from different parties |
| two-party system | system used by U.S. with Democrats and Republicans |
| bipartisan | two parties acting together and cooperating |
| one-party system | used in dictatorships...could be called "no-party" system |
| partisanship | doing business along party lines |
| franchise | the right to vote |
| party identification | being strongly loyal to a given party |
| preclearance | must be given by the Department of Justice before new election laws can be made |
| gerrymandering | dividing electoral districts |
| political efficacy | how much effect a person thinks they have on politics and government |