Chapter 13 - Elections and Electoral Systems

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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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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.