Civics

4. Voter in an election that has yet to make a decision about who to vote for.
5. Executive head of a municipal government.
7. Commercial on TV that politicians and interest groups air to influence voters one way or the other; can be either positive or negative.
8. Scientific survey in which voters are asked ahead of election day who they plan on voting for.
11. Presidential nominating contest in which people are clustered into groups based on their candidate of choice.
12. Person running for office.
15. Long speech that a Senator can have if they oppose a bill that is likely to pass; meant to delay the vote.
17. Where a candidate officially gets a nomination from their party.
18. Civic duty you are asked to do each election.
19. ____________ Justice John Roberts
20. Type of 3rd party that breaks off from another party.
21. Member of the Supreme Court.
22. State that can go either way in an election and can go a long way to determining a winner.

1. System of government that divides power between the national, state, and local government.
2. Major political party; party of Joe Biden.
3. President officially takes the Oath of Office and their term begins; held on January 20th.
6. Major political party; party of Donald Trump.
9. Place where you physically cast a vote.
10. Candidates go head to head on various issues at different points before election day.
12. Document that establishes the government of the United States of America; the law of the land.
13. Sort of like an election, only you are voting on who you want your party to nominate for a particular office.
14. Person running in an election that is the current office holder; often has an advantage.
16. 538 people that vote for the President based on the popular vote winner in their state.
23. First state in the nation to hold a caucus/primary; candidates who want their party's nomination flock here ahead of caucus day in the state.