Across
- 1. when no candidate from a party receives a majority of the votes
- 7. elimination of poll taxes in federal election
- 8. allows the direct election of senators
- 9. choosing earlier and earlier dates to hold their primaries
- 10. elections in which the voters choose from among all the candidates nominated
- 13. special election initiated by petition to allow citizens to remove an official from office before a term expires
- 16. indicate sharp changes in existing patterns of party loyalty
- 17. voters may vote to choose the candidates of either party, whether they belong to that party or not
- 18. In the past, state party officials would meet in a ______
- 19. occur when party loyalty becomes less important to voters
- 21. elimination of race disqualification
- 23. donations to political parties that could be used for general purposes
- 25. occur when the traditional majority power maintains power based on the party loyalty of voters
- 26. choosing a republican for one office and a democrat for another
- 27. Vote for candidates of more than one party
- 29. is the right to vote
- 31. When voters go to the polls on election day they are casting the popular vote
- 33. voting based on past performance of the candidate
- 35. voting system
- 37. allows voters to petition to propose issues to be decided by qualified voters
- 38. First Amendment's guarantees of _______________
- 39. a way to determine whom the state delegates to the national party convention
- 40. occurs in early March
- 41. people who do not believe their vote will make a difference
Down
- 2. voting for candidates based upon the party to which they belong
- 3. occur during the year when no presidential election is held
- 4. occur when the minority party is able to win with the support of majority-party member
- 5. are nominating elections in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run for office in the general election
- 6. occur when the minority party wins by building a new coalition of voters that continues over successive elections
- 11. voting based on how the voter believes the candidates will perform in office
- 12. voting based on what voters perceive to be in their own best interest
- 14. bans the use of soft money in federal campaigns
- 15. allows people to register at driver's license bureau
- 20. allowing lesser known or weaker candidates from the presidential candidate's party to win by riding the "coattails" of the nominee
- 22. elimination of gender disqualifications
- 24. only voters who war registered in the party may vote to choose the candidate
- 28. Elected party officials
- 30. lowers the minimum age for voting in federal elections to 18
- 32. The Supreme Court ruled that limiting the ability of businesses, unions, and other groups to fund their own efforts to elect or defeat candidates for office is unconstitutional
- 34. allows citizens to nominate candidates
- 36. allows citizens to vote directly on issues called propositions