Elections and Campaigns

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Across
  1. 2. Public forums where candidates discuss and argue policy positions
  2. 5. Independent groups that can raise unlimited campaign funds
  3. 8. Final election where voters choose between party nominees
  4. 11. Process to remove an elected official before term ends
  5. 12. Campaign message focused on criticizing an opponent
  6. 13. Manipulating district boundaries to favor a political party
  7. 15. Advertisement highlighting a political issue rather than a candidate
  8. 16. Supreme Court case that expanded political spending rights for corporations
  9. 17. Primary election allowing voters to choose any party ballot
Down
  1. 1. System used to formally elect the U.S. president
  2. 3. Party meetings where candidates are formally nominated
  3. 4. Organizations that raise money to influence elections
  4. 5. Battleground states with no consistent party majority
  5. 6. Direct vote by citizens on a specific policy or law
  6. 7. A voter’s long-term loyalty to a political party
  7. 9. Primary limited to registered party members
  8. 10. Perceived likelihood a candidate can win an election
  9. 14. Media’s role in shaping what issues the public considers important
  10. 18. Citizen-proposed law put to a direct vote