Election Vocabulary

2. A person who legally belongs to a country and has the rights and protection of that country.
4. To _______ for office is to be a candidate in an election for a particular office.
5. The people who can vote in an election.
6. A building where people go to vote in an election is called a _____________ place.
10. The __________________ Party is one of two major political parties in the US.
11. A person who is trying to be elected.
12. The act of formally choosing someone as a candidate for office.

1. A form of government in which people choose leaders by voting.
3. To make an official choice for or against someone or something.
4. A person or group that speaks or acts for or in support of another person or group.
7. A series of activities designed to produce a particular result.
8. The __________________ Party is one of two major political parties in the US.
9. The process of choosing someone for a public office by voting.