Election Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. Printed form or other item used in voting
  2. 5. A method by which people choose their leaders and decide public issues
  3. 7. A place where votes are cast
  4. 8. The person elected to be head of the government of a United States state
  5. 9. A person currently holding office
  6. 11. drawing up of voting districts in unusual shapes to benefit a certain group
  7. 12. The upper house of the Congress, with two members from each state
Down
  1. 1. The lower house of the Congress consisting of 435 members
  2. 2. A group of representatives chosen by voters to elect the president and the vice president of the United States
  3. 3. An organization working to gain political power or control
  4. 6. Course of action designed to influence voters in an election
  5. 10. Person who seeks or is put forward by others for a political office