Across
- 5. primaries a preliminary election in which a party’s candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people
- 6. candidate with most votes wins
- 7. person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
- 9. election in which most members of a given political body are chosen
- 13. citizen’s trust in the government that they can understand and influence political affairs
- 14. an examination to determine whether a person meets the literacy requirements for voting
- 17. financial aid/support to something/someone
- 18. a requirement before a person is entitled or permitted to vote in elections
- 20. no limits to the amount of this that can be given by individuals to political parties
Down
- 1. tax required as a qualification for voting
- 2. meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office
- 3. the study of rights and duties of citizenship
- 4. group that is determined to encourage or prevent changes in public policy
- 8. government that currently holds office when heading into an election
- 10. body of people allowed to vote in election
- 11. excess of votes received by the leading candidate
- 12. vote for candidates of different political parties on same ballot
- 15. alliance or combined action
- 16. set of opinions or beliefs of a group or individual
- 19. form of advocacy with the intention of influencing decisions made by the gov’t by individuals or by lobby groups