ANSWERS
Characteristics - a special quality or trait
Claim - to say
Necessary - absolutely needed
Suffrage - the right to vote in an election
Polling - the act of voting in an election
Ballots - a ticket or piece of paper used to vote in an election
Democracy - a form of government in which people choose leaders by voting
Privileges - a right or benefit that is given to some people and not to others
Opportunity - an amount of time to do something; chance
Professional - a person who has a job that requires special education, training, or skill
Encourage - to make more likely to do something
Paraphrasing - To say something using different words
Summarize - To tell again using fewer words
Election - the act or process of choosing someone by voting
Politics - activities related to government
Consequently - The result or outcome of an action
Convey - To make known
Conclude - to form an opinion; to decide after thought