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