Road to the White House

4. This step involves consulting with political allies.
7. The second step where candidates try to get endorsements from other leaders.
8. Interest groups give money through....
9. The _______ step is known as the Party Nominating Convention.
10. The first ______ marks the offical beginning of the campaign nine months before elections.
11. There are 538 ________ equal to the number of Sentors and Representatives.

1. The candidate hires consultants and pollsters to delvelop an _________.
2. These are funds directly given to election candidates.
3. This is money given to "Party building activies" by corprate and labor groups.
5. Most American elections use the ________ which is printed at public expense with all candidate names.
6. How many steps are there to get to the White House.
7. People come to ________ locations to voice their support for a candidate.