The Electorate

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The Electorate

• Vocabulary

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Electorate

• The eligible voting population in a country.

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Suffrage

• The right to vote in the democratic process.

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Voter Apathy

• Lack of caring among voters in an election.

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Disenfranchisement

• To take away a person or a group of peoples
  right to vote.

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Civil Disobedience

• Refusal to obey unjust laws.

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Straw Polls

• A group of people questioned informally to
  determine public opinion.

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Exit Poll

• Survey of a small percentage of voters taken
  after they leave their voting place.

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Universe

• The population to be studied.

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Sample

• A small group of people who accurately represent
  a universe.

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Random Sample

• A sample chosen so that every member of the
  universe has an equal chance of being selected.

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Affirmative Action

• Equal opportunity employment measures to prevent
  discrimination against employees or job
  applicants, on the basis of color, religion, sex,
  or national origin.

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Motor Voter Law

• People are automatically registered to vote when
  they apply for a drivers license.

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Voting Age Population(VAP)

• All people residing in the U.S. that are over age
  18.

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Voting Eligible Population (VEP)

• All members of the electorate except convicted
  felons and non-citizens.
• More accurate data for voter turnout.