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Across
  1. 1. when no candidate from a party receives a majority of the votes
  2. 7. elimination of poll taxes in federal election
  3. 8. allows the direct election of senators
  4. 9. choosing earlier and earlier dates to hold their primaries
  5. 10. elections in which the voters choose from among all the candidates nominated
  6. 13. special election initiated by petition to allow citizens to remove an official from office before a term expires
  7. 16. indicate sharp changes in existing patterns of party loyalty
  8. 17. voters may vote to choose the candidates of either party, whether they belong to that party or not
  9. 18. In the past, state party officials would meet in a ______
  10. 19. occur when party loyalty becomes less important to voters
  11. 21. elimination of race disqualification
  12. 23. donations to political parties that could be used for general purposes
  13. 25. occur when the traditional majority power maintains power based on the party loyalty of voters
  14. 26. choosing a republican for one office and a democrat for another
  15. 27. Vote for candidates of more than one party
  16. 29. is the right to vote
  17. 31. When voters go to the polls on election day they are casting the popular vote
  18. 33. voting based on past performance of the candidate
  19. 35. voting system
  20. 37. allows voters to petition to propose issues to be decided by qualified voters
  21. 38. First Amendment's guarantees of _______________
  22. 39. a way to determine whom the state delegates to the national party convention
  23. 40. occurs in early March
  24. 41. people who do not believe their vote will make a difference
Down
  1. 2. voting for candidates based upon the party to which they belong
  2. 3. occur during the year when no presidential election is held
  3. 4. occur when the minority party is able to win with the support of majority-party member
  4. 5. are nominating elections in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run for office in the general election
  5. 6. occur when the minority party wins by building a new coalition of voters that continues over successive elections
  6. 11. voting based on how the voter believes the candidates will perform in office
  7. 12. voting based on what voters perceive to be in their own best interest
  8. 14. bans the use of soft money in federal campaigns
  9. 15. allows people to register at driver's license bureau
  10. 20. allowing lesser known or weaker candidates from the presidential candidate's party to win by riding the "coattails" of the nominee
  11. 22. elimination of gender disqualifications
  12. 24. only voters who war registered in the party may vote to choose the candidate
  13. 28. Elected party officials
  14. 30. lowers the minimum age for voting in federal elections to 18
  15. 32. The Supreme Court ruled that limiting the ability of businesses, unions, and other groups to fund their own efforts to elect or defeat candidates for office is unconstitutional
  16. 34. allows citizens to nominate candidates
  17. 36. allows citizens to vote directly on issues called propositions