Voting Vocab

1. activities by which group pressures are brought to legislators and the legislative process
4. short and sharply focused reports that can be aired in 30 to 45 seconds
5. group who seeks to control government through winning elections and holding public office
8. the device voters use to register a choice in an election
9. the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
11. an election held within a party to pick that party’s candidates for the general election
13. mailed ballots for those unable to get to their regular polling places on election day
16. one of the political parties not widely supported
17. the current officeholder

2. people who have no party affiliation
3. the process of candidate selection in a democracy
6. persuasion to influence behaviors to create a particular belief regardless of its validity
7. the right to vote
10. the commands a constituency gives to its elected officials
12. a procedure of voter identification intended to prevent fraudulent voting
14. a special tax demanded by States as a condition of voting
15. means of communication that reach large audiences
18. supported by two parties