Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 7. general elections that are held near the half point of a president's 4 year term
  2. 8. the theory of democratic elections in which voters decide what the government will do in the near future by choosing a certain political party with distinct stances on issues
  3. 17. allows public to vote for senators directly
  4. 19. ability of a presidential candidate to bring out supporters who then vote for his party's candidates for other offices
  5. 23. power of voters to call for removal of an elected official
  6. 26. primary election where voters don't need to prove party membership to vote
  7. 27. day where several US states hold primary elections.
  8. 29. a process where a large portion of the electorate abandons its previous partisan affiliation without developing a new one.
  9. 30. voting for candidates from more than one party in the same election
  10. 33. Democratic party officials who attend the national conventions without having to run in primaries or caucuses
  11. 34. second primary election held by some states where the two most voted for candidates are voted on again to break a tie
  12. 36. voters have a chance to pick their party's candidate for a general election
  13. 37. women's fight for right to vote
  14. 38. group of people in a country or area who are entitled to the right to vote
  15. 39. people voting on a proposal, law , or political issue
  16. 40. that protects the right to vote based on race
  17. 41. petition that requires set number of signatures
  18. 42. uneven distribution with greatest portion at the start of a process
  19. 43. that protects against voting taxes
Down
  1. 1. sharp changes in existing patterns of party loyalty due to changing social and economic conditions
  2. 2. law that allows voters to register at motor vehicle departments
  3. 3. supreme court ruled that limiting the ability of businesses, unions, and other groups to fund their own efforts to elect or defeat candidates
  4. 4. voting based on whether current party in power should be reelected
  5. 5. administer and enforce campaign finance laws
  6. 6. money distributed from a national political party organization that was not regulated by law
  7. 9. doctrine that decides whether a voter is being rational
  8. 10. primary election where voter indicates preference for a particular candidate to be the party's nominee
  9. 11. freedom of speech or right to petition the government for redress as a first amendment right
  10. 12. form of election where voters directly choose a party's candidate for office
  11. 13. citizens trust in the government and belief that they can influence political affairs
  12. 14. when a minority party wins by building a new coalition of voters that continues over successive elections
  13. 15. representatives from each state that cast ballots to the president and VP
  14. 16. election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
  15. 18. a regular election of candidates for office
  16. 20. allows voters to choose a candidate for office even if they aren't affiliated
  17. 21. traditional majority power maintains power based on voters
  18. 22. conference of members of a legislative body who belong to a particular party
  19. 24. banned soft money
  20. 25. established minimal age voting
  21. 28. primary election where only members of a particular party may vote
  22. 31. minority party is able to win the support of majority party members, independents and new voters
  23. 32. that protects the right to vote based on gender
  24. 35. substantial amount of members from one political party votes for their party