Suffrage and Voting Rights

What is suffrage?

• The denial of the right to vote

• The drawing of electoral district lines

• A court order that limits the performance of some act

• The right to vote

What is another term for suffrage?

• Electorate

• Injunction

• Gerrymandering

• Franchise

What does an electorate include?

• All of the people entitled to vote in a given election

• The denial of the right to vote

• The drawing of electoral district lines

• A court order that forces the performance of some act

What does it mean to be disenfranchised?

• To draw electoral district lines to advantage a party or group

• To be entitled to vote in a given election

• To be denied the right to vote

• To have a court order that limits the performance of some act

What is gerrymandering?

• The drawing of electoral district lines to advantage a party or group

• The denial of the right to vote

• The right to vote

• A court order that forces the performance of some act