Across
- 1. state party officials meeting to endorse the party candidate prior to the presidential primaries
- 5. election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run for office in the general election
- 7. allows voters to petition to propose issues to qualified voters
- 9. the voters choose from among all the candidates nominated by political parties or running as independents
- 10. allowing weaker candidates from the presidential candidate's party to win
- 15. allows citizens to nominate candidates directly
- 17. scandal under Nixon which led to Congress amending the Federal Election Campaign Act
- 18. Neither party receives a majority of the votes so the top two candidates face each other in a
Down
- 2. donations to political parties that could be used for general purposes
- 3. a voter may choose a Republican candidate for one office and a Democratic candidate for a different office
- 4. held every even numbered year when no presidential election is held
- 6. Petition that allows citizens to remove an official from office before a term expires
- 8. Supreme Court case that established the spending limits given by the FECA Amendments of 1974 were unconstitutional
- 11. only voters who registered in the party may vote to choose the candidate
- 12. leaving one party to join the other
- 13. any voter is able to choose the candidate whether they belong to the party or not
- 14. the right to vote
- 16. allows citizens to vote directly on issues called propositions