Across
- 2. Public forums where candidates discuss and argue policy positions
- 5. Independent groups that can raise unlimited campaign funds
- 8. Final election where voters choose between party nominees
- 11. Process to remove an elected official before term ends
- 12. Campaign message focused on criticizing an opponent
- 13. Manipulating district boundaries to favor a political party
- 15. Advertisement highlighting a political issue rather than a candidate
- 16. Supreme Court case that expanded political spending rights for corporations
- 17. Primary election allowing voters to choose any party ballot
Down
- 1. System used to formally elect the U.S. president
- 3. Party meetings where candidates are formally nominated
- 4. Organizations that raise money to influence elections
- 5. Battleground states with no consistent party majority
- 6. Direct vote by citizens on a specific policy or law
- 7. A voter’s long-term loyalty to a political party
- 9. Primary limited to registered party members
- 10. Perceived likelihood a candidate can win an election
- 14. Media’s role in shaping what issues the public considers important
- 18. Citizen-proposed law put to a direct vote