Chapter 14 - Social Cleavages and Party System

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New Zealand

________ was the first country to provide women full voting rights in 1893.

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democratic governments

Elections are one of the fundamental characteristics of democracies, and they are the major means by which ________ gain power.

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symbolic significance

Elections play both a practical and ________ in democracies.

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Contestation

________ is primarily concerned with democratic competitive methods.

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universal suffrage

When a person's ability to vote is unrestricted by race, gender, religious belief, or socioeconomic standing, it is known as a(n) ________ vote.

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Elections

________ are commonly used to choose candidates for a variety of positions.

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District residency restrictions

________ exist in a small number of democracies.

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Religion

________ has been used to deny individuals the right to vote in several nations.

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Non Adults

________ are often excluded from most nations on the grounds that only adults are capable of making rational decisions.

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democratic regimes

Elections are not as important to authoritarian governments as they are to ________.

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Elections

________ are the principal mechanism by which voters choose their representatives in practice.

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