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9th civics ch 6

9th civics Ch 6 - Section 3-4- Vocabulary

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GERRYMANDERING the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group
INJUNCTION a court order that forces or limits the performance of some act by a private individual or by a public office
PRECLEARANCE mandated by the Voting Rights Act of 1965
OFF-YEAR ELECTION congressional election that occurs between presidential election years
POLITICAL EFFICACY ones own influence or effectiveness on politics
POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions
GENDER GAP measurable differences between the partisan choices of men and women today
PARTY IDENTIFICATION loyalty of people to a political party
STRAIGHT-TICKET VOTING the practice of voting for candidates of only one party
SPLIT-TICKET VOTING voting for candidates of different parties for different offices in the same election
INDEPENDENT a term used to describe people who have no party affiliation
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