Across
- 2. the freedom to express one’s self and opinions
- 6. supreme court case that ruled laws that prevented corporations and unions from funding political advertising as unconstitutional
- 12. election which the minority party is able to build a stable coalition to win
- 13. groups of votes change loyalties causing a shift in party alignments
- 15. independent agency meant to enforce campaign finance laws
- 17. special election by petition; citizen can remove an official from office before term expires
- 18. the right to vote
- 19. voters can petition to propose issues to be decided to by qualified voters
- 24. the phenomenon of a popular presidential candidate or party leader being able to attract votes from other candidates
- 25. elections held halfway through a presidential term to elect governors
- 28. the process by which the United States elects the President
- 32. voting based on how voter believe candidate will perform in office
- 33. citizens' trust that they can influence and change government policies
- 35. election in which majority party maintains power based on the long-standing partisan orientation
- 36. the day the greatest number of states hold primary elections and caucuses
- 37. election will decide which candidate will fill an elective office; most commonly known
- 38. voting with one party for one office and another part for other offices
- 39. allows citizens to vote directly on issued called propositions
- 40. primary election in which votes indicates bias of a candidate
- 41. second primary election to break ties between two highest candidates for office
- 42. voting based on past performance of the candidate
- 43. an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place
Down
- 1. a major federal law regulating financing for federal political candidates and campaigns
- 3. known as NVRA;made it easier for all Americans to register to vote and to maintain their registration
- 4. individual states moving their primary or caucus day to the front of the presidential primary season calendar
- 5. established a nationally standardized minimum age of 18 to vote
- 7. election decides which candidate a party will send on a general election
- 8. allow citizens to nominate candidates
- 9. many people are moving away from the two political parties and moving towards the idea of indifference
- 10. election which the minority overcomes the long-standing partisan orientation
- 11. a meeting party members have when choosing nominees for political office
- 14. extended suffrage to African men
- 16. primary election which voters can only vote for candidates in one party
- 20. known as “uncommitted” due to voting whichever candidate they prefer regardless of primary outcome
- 21. voting based on personal best interest
- 22. contributions made outside the limits and prohibitions of federal law
- 23. people who are entitled to vote
- 26. established the popular election of US senators
- 27. extended suffrage to woman
- 29. elimination of poll taxes in federal elections
- 30. primary election in which any voter may vote
- 31. primary election in which only registered persons in the party hosting may vote
- 34. voting for candidates with same party as one