Election Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Statment of principles
  2. 3. Vote cast by the citizens
  3. 4. New party,made up of independent voters
  4. 7. Person that want political change
  5. 9. One of the 2 major political parties. Usually have support from the poor, organized labor, younger people and minorities
  6. 10. Rule that states the candidate who receives the majority of popular votes gain all of the states electoral votes
  7. 12. One of the 2 major political parties. Was founded in 1854
  8. 13. Right to vote
Down
  1. 1. Election to choose Presidential and vice presidential candidates
  2. 2. Group of people with same beliefs, who organize themselves to win elections
  3. 5. Election in which voters choose candidates who run on political party's ticket
  4. 6. Presidential electors from each state who meet in their own state capitals after the popular election
  5. 8. Person that does not want political change
  6. 11. Closed meeting of party leaders to select party candidates of office