Majority Rule

4. A formal change to the Constitution
5. A form of government where officials are elected by the people
7. A tool used to cast a vote
8. A legally recognized member of a country who can vote
11. College U.S. system where votes help choose electors who elect the president
13. More than half of a group
14. The legislative branch of the U.S. government where majority rule applies
15. Party Organized group of people with similar political aims and opinions
17. of Rights The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution protecting individual rights
18. Citizens elect officials to act on their behalf

1. A government system based on majority rule through elected representatives
2. Rights Protections for groups not in the majority, even under majority rule
3. Part of Congress; decisions often made by majority vote
6. Vote The total number of individual votes cast in an election
8. The supreme law that sets the rules for majority rule and rights
9. The method citizens use to express their choice in a democracy
10. Rule Principle where more than half of a group makes decisions for the whole
12. of Representatives The larger chamber of Congress where state populations affect voting power
16. Less than half of a group
19. The right to vote in political elections