12th Grade: Unit 2 - Voting (ch 17)

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Across
  1. 3. Federal agency that governs campaign finance
  2. 7. Primary in which voters do not have to declare party membership; a voter can choose which party's primary to vote in but only one
  3. 14. Form of nomination with a formal document signed by a specific number of qualified voters on behalf of a candidate in the election district
  4. 16. Individuals unable to vote in person during the regular voting times
  5. 17. Current Officeholder
  6. 19. The ability of a strong candidate at the top of a ticket (such as a candidate for governor or president) to attract votes for other members of his party who are running for lesser offices
  7. 20. Campaign money raised apart from federal regulations and given to local, state, and national party organizations or PACs to be used for "party-building" activities, such as voter-registration efforts and get-out-the-vote drives
  8. 21. To officially enroll for the purpose of voting
  9. 22. Election to fill an elective office; allows candidates who win their party nominations to run against each other; at the national level, it is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
  10. 23. Preliminary election held to select candidates or delegates (or both) to party conventions
  11. 24. Primary in which ballots list all candidates and voters can vote in one party's primary for one office and another party's primary for a different office, also called a "wide-open" primary
Down
  1. 1. Location in a specific precinct where residents go to vote
  2. 2. Another name for Top Two Method
  3. 4. Formed by interest groups on behalf of candidates whom they deem favorable to their goals; they enlist campaign workers and raise monetary contributions
  4. 5. Paid advertisements
  5. 6. Vote for all the candidates of one party
  6. 8. Funds spent by a person or group to help elect or defeat a candidate without the candidate's knowledge or support.
  7. 9. Coverage of campaign activities, including news programs, that does not cost the campaign money
  8. 10. Selecting a candidate to represent the party for public office
  9. 11. Primary elections that allow independents to choose a primary ballot from one of the two major parties
  10. 12. Primary election in which all candidates are list on the ballot regardless of party affiliation; the two candidates who get the most votes (even if they are from the same party) advance to the general election
  11. 13. Residents of a district who are represented by an elected official
  12. 15. Campaign money raised for a specific candidate in federal elections and spent according to federal laws and restrictions
  13. 18. Primary election in which only registered members of political parties may participate; voters may vote only for candidates from the party they belong to