Poll taxes were used in many southern states after the Reconstruction period to restrict African-American citizens' right to vote. Popular sovereignty - idea that government should reflect the general will of the people, or the interests that all citizens have in common. Popular vote - vote of the people of a nation or group. In the United States, this contrasts with an electoral vote, which is done by a small group of electors, rather than the general public. Precinct - smallest, most local unit in the typical structure of political parties at the local level.
Precincts act as voting districts, and cover an area of several blocks.
President - Chief Executive of the United States, Head of State and Commander and Chief of the US Armed Forces. The President of the United States is elected every 4 years, by the Electoral College. Primary - process by which members of a party elect candidates to run for office as the representative of the party. Primaries are held in national presidential elections, as well as more local elections. In 1912, Roosevelt ran for President as a Progressive Party candidate.