Election vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. A piece of paper that you use to vote. Sometimes the ballot can be on a computer.
  2. 6. ______ President: The person who a presidential candidate chooses to help them if they win the election. Also called a running mate.
  3. 7. the people that you can vote for in an election
  4. 9. Political _____: An important topic to debate or discuss.
  5. 10. The ceremony where an elected official takes office
Down
  1. 1. The elected leader of the executive branch of the US government.
  2. 2. An event where the candidates talk about different issues
  3. 3. the process that the US uses to choose a leader
  4. 4. The place where you go vote
  5. 8. Political _____: this is a group of people who share similar opinions about government. The US has two main parties- Democratic and Republican