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