Presidential Elections

1. The party represented by the color red and the elephant.
4. An official indication of a choice for a candidate.
5. The person currently holding office.
8. A formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
9. a gathering of people who come to hear a political candidate speak.
10. Associated with a particular party.
12. Political ___________: an organization looking to gain political power or control.
13. The party represented by the color blue and the donkey.
15. A government that is run by the people living under it.
16. __________ states: states that could more easily go one way or the other in an election

2. ___________ College: a group of people who cast the official vote for each state for the President
3. An organized effort to influence the votes for a specific candidate or cause.
6. Voter ____________: required enrollment so that a person can vote in an election.
7. The person a party puts forward as the candidate they support.
11. The right to vote.
14. A survey to determine how people are going to vote on election day.