Vocabulary

3. the study or science of the privileges and obligations of citizens.
6. the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
10. holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently
11. a capitation tax, the payment of which is sometimes a prerequisite to exercising the right of suffrage.
13. the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
14. a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders.
17. an especially active, vigorous advocate of a cause, especially a political cause.
18. money contributed to a political candidate or party that is not subject to federal regulations.
19. a ballot on which not all votes have been cast for candidates of the same party.
20. the excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate (distinguished from majority ).

1. a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
2. a group of persons who work or conduct a campaign to influence members of a legislature to vote according to the group's special interest.
4. a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.
5. a group of people drawn or acting together in support of a common interest or to voice a common concern
7. an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting, serving in the armed forces, etc.; a test of one's ability to read and write.
8. a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
9. a situation or outcome whereby the winner receives all the prizes or rewards.
12. an official act of registering one's name in the list of qualified voters.
15. capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness
16. the body of persons entitled to vote in an election.