Elections & Voter Behavior Vocab

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suffrage/franchise

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the right to vote

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electorate

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all of the people entitled to vote in a given election

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disenfranchised

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denied the right to vote

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ballot fatigue

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the phenomenon by which voters cast fewer votes for offices listed toward the bottom of the ballot

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split-ticket voting

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voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election

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straight-ticket voting

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practice of voting for candidates of only one party in an election

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independent

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a voter or candidate who does not identify with a political party.

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Electoral College

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a body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.

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electors

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group of party specific people who are sent to the Electoral College based on the popular vote of each state to formally vote for the President.

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presidential primary

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an election by which voters choose convention delegates committed to voting for a certain candidate