Civics Vocab

4. A person who hopes to be elected to a public office.
6. system A system in which several major and minor parties compete for and win public offices.
8. The tool voters use to select a candidate in an election.
10. A temporary coming together of several groups to form a majority in order to control a government.
12. A political party’s statements of ideas, policies and beliefs.

1. A person who believes in less governmental control and more individual responsibility.
2. A person who holds an office.
3. Strong support of a political party.
5. All of the people allowed to vote in an election.
7. To select a candidate to run for political office.
9. A person who is less concerned about the amount governmental control and more open to change.
11. party A political party is a group of people who try to control the government by getting their candidates elected.