Question

Voting Vocabulary

Match the voting terms on the left with their definitions on the right.
1. Suppression
2. Disenfranchisement
3. Constituents
4. Gerrymandering
5. Nonpartisan
K6. Register
7. Suffrage
8. Primary Election
9. Constitutional Right
10. Amendment
11. Legislation
12. Federal
A. The legal right to vote
B. Changing voting district boundaries to
unfairly advantage one person or political party
C. Depriving someone of their rights,
especially the right to vote
D. A statement that is added to a document (ie
the Constitution)
E. The group of voters that a person represents
F. Liberties given to Americans as stated in the
Constitution
G. Forceful prevention
H. Laws
I. An election where a party decides their
candidate for a general election
J. Referring to the national government (like
the president or Congress) not state
governments
K. To enroll to vote
L. Free from any political party bias

Answer 1

1. the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication.

2. the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

3. a member of a constituency.

4. achieve (a result) by manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency

5. not biased or partisan, especially toward any particular political group.

6. an official list or record, for example of births, marriages, and deaths, of shipping, or of historic places.

7. the right to vote in political elections.

8. (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election

9. Constitutional rights are the protections and liberties guaranteed to the people by the U.S. Constitution

10. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

11. laws, considered collectively.

12. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. the action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication.

2. the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote.

3. a member of a constituency.

4. achieve (a result) by manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency

5. not biased or partisan, especially toward any particular political group.

6. an official list or record, for example of births, marriages, and deaths, of shipping, or of historic places.

7. the right to vote in political elections.

8. (in the US) a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election

9. Constitutional rights are the protections and liberties guaranteed to the people by the U.S. Constitution

10. a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, etc.

11. laws, considered collectively.

12. having or relating to a system of government in which several states form a unity but remain independent in internal affairs.