Government Crossword

1. The citizens' faith and trust in government
3. allows citizens to vote directly on issues called propositions
5. allows citizens to nominate candidates
6. lowering the voting age to 18
10. donations to political parties for general purposes
11. elimination of gender disqualification
12. elimination of race disqualification
14. say what you think without consequences
18. Happens when no presidential election is held
19. determines who the state delegates will support
20. limiting the ability of businesses is unconstitutional
22. allows voters to petition to propose issues to be decided by qualified voters
23. voters choose the candidates form each party who will run for office in the election
25. voting based on past performance of the candidate
27. to allow citizens to remove an official from office before a term expires
28. otherwise known as the National Voter Registration Act of 1995
30. voters may vote for candidates for either party choosing a Republican for one and a Democrat for another
33. meeting to endorse the party candidate
34. elimination of poll taxes in federal elections
36. indicate sharp changes in existing patterns
39. voters choose among all the candidates
41. voting for candidates based upon the party to which they belong
42. minority party wins by building a new coalition

1. voting based on how the voter believes the candidate will perform in office
2. party loyalty becomes less important to voters
4. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
7. early march when most the states hold primaries
8. bans the use of soft money in federal campaigns
9. weaker candidates from the presidential candidates win
13. vote for candidates for more than one party
15. Held when no candidate nominated for a specific office receives a vote
16. power based on the party loyalty of voters
17. voting based on what voter perceive to be in their own best interest
21. Agency in charge of administering and enforcing the federal campaign finance law.
24. minority party wins with support from majority party members
26. allowing for direct election of senators
29. Process through which the U.S. chooses the president.
31. a person who is chosen as a delegate to a political party's presidential nominating convention
32. Happens when no presidential election or midterm election is held.
35. only voters who are registered in the party may vote to choose the candidate
37. the right to vote
38. earlier dates to hold primaries
40. voters may vote to choose the candidates of either party, wether they belong to that party or not