Chapter 14 - Social Cleavages and Party System

New Zealand

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

democratic governments

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

symbolic significance

Elections play both a practical and ________ in democracies.

Contestation

________ is primarily concerned with democratic competitive methods.

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.

Elections

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

District residency restrictions

________ exist in a small number of democracies.

Religion

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

Non Adults

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

democratic regimes

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

Elections

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