Race to the Presidency

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Across
  1. 1. State that holds the first primary.
  2. 4. Participation in primariesand caucuses are particularly ___.
  3. 5. Primaries generally serve as _________ contests.
  4. 8. Where the presidential nominee for each candidate is revealed.
  5. 9. State that holds the first caucus
  6. 12. When the country votes on the President; predicts outcome of electoral vote.
  7. 13. The nominating convention is now mostly a _____
  8. 14. A open "debate" held at the local and state level to select a nominee;not used very often
  9. 15. Primaries require candidates to take a clear ____ on the issues.
  10. 16. The general election is always held on the first ____ after the first Monday in November.
  11. 18. The electoral college votes in _______, after the public's general election.
  12. 19. statement of a party's goals, policies, and general beliefs;determined at he national convention.
  13. 21. _____ had alot of power in caucuses due to their ability to intimidate and the lack of anonymity.
  14. 22. type of primary in which one can decide on election day which primary to participate in but then may only vote for that party.
  15. 23. Using the winner takes all system, state ____ are sent to the national convention to represent that state and vote for its chosen nominee.
  16. 24. _______ start with large advantage when campaigning; President Obama is considered one of these.
Down
  1. 1. These used to have lots of T.V. time and create much drama for the nation but are now just a formality.
  2. 2. In order to win the presidency, a canidate must win 270 votes from the _______.
  3. 3. ______ primary is where one may show up on election day and vote for either or both parties.
  4. 6. Type of primary in which one must preregister as a party member and may only vote in that party's primary..
  5. 7. Limited air time in the media is one way that harms _______ in an election.
  6. 9. Party ________ still has a huge impact on the way voters cast their ballot.
  7. 10. An election held at the local and state level to select a nominee;there are three types
  8. 11. Primaries were created by ________ reformers.
  9. 17. ______ is when states hold early primaries/caucuses to gain more influence in the election; these early caucsues/primaries give candidates more momentum.
  10. 19. Caucusess flow from local _____ to state conventions and finally go to the national convention.
  11. 20. The number of seats a state has in the house of representatives and the ________ makes up the number of electors in the electoral college that state has.