chapter 6

Question 1

the right to vote

Answer 1

suffrage/franchise

Question 2

denying a group the right to vote

Answer 2

disenfranchisement

Question 3

tax imposed as a qualification for voting

Answer 3

poll tax

Question 4

foreign born resident who has not become a citizen

Answer 4

alien

Question 5

person who plans to live in a state for only a short time

Answer 5

transient

Question 6

procedure of voting identification intended to prevent voter fraud

Answer 6

registration

Question 7

process removing the names of those no longer eligible to vote

Answer 7

purging

Question 8

list of qualified voters

Answer 8

poll books

Question 9

the practice of drawing the boundaries of electoral districts in a way that gives one political party an unfair advantage

Answer 9

gerrymandering

Question 10

general elections that occur every four years in the middle of the US presidential term

Answer 10

midterm elections

Question 11

the citizens’ trust in their ability to change the government and belief they can understand and influence political affairs

Answer 11

political efficacy

Question 12

the process by which individual internalize and develop their political values, ideas, attitudes, and perceptions via socialization

Answer 12

political socialization

Question 13

the political party with which an individual identifies

Answer 13

party identification

Question 14

the practice of voting for every candidate that a political party has on a general election ballet

Answer 14

straight party ticket

Question 15

a voter who votes for candidates on issues rather than on the basis of political ideology

Answer 15

independent

Question 16

a political and moral philosophy based on the rights of individual, liberty, and consent of the governed, political equality, right to private property, and equality

Answer 16

liberal

Question 17

based on a belief in limited government, individualism, traditionalism, republicanism, and limited federal governmental power

Answer 17

conservative

Question 18

a ballot completed and typically mailed in advance of an election by a voter who is unable to be present at the polls

Answer 18

absentee ballot

Question 19

a tax exempt organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation

Answer 19

political action committee (PAC)