Across
- 2. Citizens vote for any party’s candidates in this type of primary
- 3. Number of years in a House term
- 8. Views of the people about government and politics
- 10. Influencing lawmakers to support an issue
- 12. System that prevents one branch from becoming too powerful
- 14. Number of members in the House of Representatives
- 15. Group that works to influence government for a specific cause
- 17. Formal change to the Constitution
- 18. Total number of amendments in the Constitution
- 19. Number of years in a presidential term
Down
- 1. The supreme law of the land
- 4. Type of ballot used when voting by mail or outside the polling place
- 5. Number of U.S. Senators
- 6. Survey used to measure public opinion
- 7. The first 10 amendments to the Constitution
- 9. Type of primary where only party members can vote
- 11. Principle stating everyone must follow the law
- 13. Main leader of the executive branch
- 16. Political party meeting used to help choose candidates