Government Standard 7 and VR Vocabulary 1

The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or 

group.

• Literacy

• Registration

• Gerrymandering

• Poll Tax

Court order that requires or forbids some specific action.

• Poll Tax

• Injunction

• Electorate

• Suffrage

Tax paid in some states before a person was allowed to vote.

• Poll Tax

• Grandfather Clause

• Poll Test

• Injunction

Complex process by which individuals acquire their political 

attitudes and opinions.

• Straight Ticket Voting

• Split Ticket Voting

• Independent

• Political Socialization

Ability to read or write.

• Injunction

• Literacy

• Grammar

• Electorate

A person’s sense of attachment or loyalty to a political party.

• Democrat or Republican

• Party Identification

• Electorate

• Suffrage

Procedure of voter identification, intended to prevent fraudulent 

voting.

• Electorate

• Party Identification

• Registration

• Political Socialization

Voting for the candidates of one party in an election.

• Split Ticket Voting

• Party Identification

• Gerrymandering

• Straight Ticket Voting

All the people entitled to vote in an election.

• Independents

• Gerrymandering

• Registration

• Electorate

Voting for candidates of more than one party in the same election

• Split Ticket Voting

• Electorate

• Registration

• Straight Ticket Voting