Across
- 2. number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority
- 5. the action or process of registering or of being registered.
- 8. regular election of candidates for office
- 10. necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.
- 11. contribution to a political party that is not accounted as going to a particular candidate
- 12. person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.
- 14. vote for candidates of different political parties on the same ballot, instead of for candidates of only one party
- 16. support given by a patron
- 17. the study of the rights and duties of citizenship.
- 18. tax charged on voters to vote
- 20. ability to produce a desired or intended result.
Down
- 1. political candidate who receives the most number of votes wins the election
- 3. preliminary election in which a party's candidates for public office are nominated by direct vote of the people.
- 4. test used to determine if voters can vote by testing their knowledge
- 6. seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue
- 7. group of people that seeks to influence public policy on the basis of a particular common interest
- 9. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election.
- 13. alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government
- 15. system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory
- 19. meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office