Taking away one's right to vote.
One drawback of the winner-take-all system in the electoral college is that it can lead to a situation where a candidate wins the popular vote but still loses the election. This can create a sense of unfairness and disenfranchisement among voters.
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Having to take time off work in order to vote is often referred to as a barrier to voting or disenfranchisement, as it may prevent individuals from exercising their right to participate in the democratic process due to work obligations. Some argue that making voting easier, such as implementing early voting or making Election Day a national holiday, could address this issue.
Yes. Women cannot vote in Saudi Arabia or in Vatican City. No one can vote in Brunei. And in Bhutan, there is only one vote per house, which usually means more vote for males and less for women.
The Arab Spring in Syria led to the Syrian Civil War as government crackdowns on unrest escalated into armed conflict. ISIS took advantage of the chaos in Syria to establish a presence, eventually expanding its control into Iraq as well. The group exploited sectarian tensions, power vacuums, and disenfranchisement to establish a self-proclaimed caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria.
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the antonym for ballot is disenfranchisement
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Poll tax
There is increasing concern about the disenfranchisement of convicted criminals in the US; because convictions are not spread equally among races and political parties, lack of voting rights disproportionately affects some communities. Although the Civil Rights Act sought to eliminate the disenfranchisement of citizens based on race, recent court challenges appear to be gutting its protections.
disenfranchisement of the blacks
Disenfranchisement.
People that are convicted of serious crimes (felonies) lose the right to vote.
Voter disenfranchisement is when a person is somehow kept from voting. This can be for a number of reasons. For example, in many states felons are not permitted to vote. Voters can also be dienfranchised because of their socioeconomic class, their ability to cross the digital divide, etc.
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The right to vote is called suffrage or political franchise. Having a vote is being enfranchised, and taking away that right is disenfranchisement.
Terrorists ( called "freedom fighters" when they are on our side) feel that they have no weapon but their willingness to die for their cause. What causes terrorism is official intransigence, disenfranchisement and persecution.