Government Vocab

3. A preliminary election in which a party's candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people
4. the selection of a state's electors for the Electoral College are awarded on a winner-take-all basis
5. the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority
8. a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy
9. a group that is determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy without trying to be elected
13. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election
15. enrollement to be permitted to vote in elections
18. the ability to produce a desired or intended result.
19. seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue
20. an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states

1. local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office
2. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election
6. the study of the rights and duties of citizenship
7. along with poll taxes and extra-legal intimidation, were used to deny suffrage to African Americans
10. a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party
11. the support given by a patron
12. a contribution to a political party that is not accounted as going to a particular candidate, thus avoiding various legal limitations
14. campaigning to bring about political or social change
16. currently holding office
17. a tax levied on every adult, without reference to income or resources