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| Autocracy | A form of government in which a single person holds unlimited political power. |
| Democracy | A form of government in which the supreme authority rests with the people. |
| Electorate | All of the people entitled to vote in a given election. |
| Franchise! | The right to vote! |
| Gender Gap | Measurable differences between the partisan choices of men and women today. |
| Gerrymandering | The drawing of election district lines to the advantage of a party or group. |
| Independents | A term used to describe people who have no party affiliation. |
| Injunction | A court order that forces or limits the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public official. |
| Literacy | A person's ability to read or write. |
| Off-year Election | Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years. |
| Party Identification | Loyalty of people to a political party. |
| Political Efficacy | One's own influence or effectiveness on politics. |
| Political Socialization | The process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions. |
| Poll Book | List of all registered voters in each precinct. |
| Poll Tax | A special tax, demanded by States, as a condition of voting. |
| Purge | The process of reviewing lists of registered voters and removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote. |
| Registration | A procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting. |
| Straight-Ticket Voting | The practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election. |
| Suffrage | The right to vote. |
| Transient | Person living in a state for only a short time, without legal residence. |
