Across
- 1. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person
- 3. an election in which the winner receives a much larger number of votes than the other candidates
- 6. to seek votes or opinions; to conduct a survey
- 7. an election in a state to select a political party's candidates for the general election
- 12. the document containing the main laws that govern the United States
- 14. vote the official vote for president and vice president by electors in each state
- 17. ticket Voting for candidates who are all of the same party
- 20. each individual part of a political party's platform
- 21. a political party's positions and plans to solve the country's problems
- 23. party A minor political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system
- 26. ballot One that allows a person to vote without going to the polls on Election Day
- 27. Ideas spread to influence public opinion for or against a cause.
- 30. Horse Candidate A candidate for office with little support before the beginning of the nomination process
- 31. an important problem to discuss or debate
- 33. party One of the two main political parties in the United States. Founded in 1846
- 34. a meeting of party members to choose candidates to run in an election.
- 37. to install in office with a formal ceremony
- 38. a large meeting of political party members to choose candidates and decide the party's views on issues.
- 39. a voter, candidate, or an elected official who does not belong to a political party
- 40. party One of the two main political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828
- 42. a series of actions performed to help reach a goal, such as winning an election.
- 43. a list of candidates and proposals that citizens use to cast a secret vote
- 45. holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation
- 47. candidates supported by a political party to run together for important positions
Down
- 1. party a group of citizens with similar ideas on how the country should be run.
- 2. To select candidates to run for public office
- 4. a person who currently holds a position or an office
- 5. voting a way for citizens to vote by mail
- 8. A style of government characterized by submission to authority, opposed individualism and democracy
- 9. ticket voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
- 10. open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
- 11. the right to vote
- 13. the candidate who is favored to win an election
- 15. One who believes in limited government interference in personal and economic liberties
- 16. a person chosen to vote on other people's behalf.
- 18. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal
- 19. primary A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote
- 22. to sign up formally for something, such as to vote
- 24. an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something
- 25. A voting district
- 28. mate a candidate who is running with another candidate
- 29. A survey of public opinion
- 32. the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population
- 34. moderate political or social ideas
- 35. election a contest on Election Day in November in which candidates are elected to office
- 36. vote the votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election
- 38. a person who is running for an elected position or competing for a job
- 41. College A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
- 44. ballot A secret ballot printed by the state.
- 46. primary a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.