Across
- 6. (actions parties do) find & nominate a candidate, tells voters about the issues, help candidate win, watch the actions of those in office
- 7. parties that introduce new ideas, may take votes from 2 major parties
- 10. obey laws, serve on jury or witness when summoned, pay taxes, serve in armed forces if called
- 12. representation determined by how many people represent the state in Congress (senate + house)
- 13. amendment that gives us rights to speech, press, religion, petition, assembly
- 15. hold office, register/vote, participate in campaign, stay informed
- 17. tells us who is running for office, points out certain issues, reports information using different points of view
- 18. citizenship process for those not born here
- 19. a government that is not all-powerful; only do what people allow
- 20. protects us from unfair government actions; guarantees fairness in legal procedures
Down
- 1. type of group that has shared ideas that advocate for policies to benefit them
- 2. government has citizens vote for people to make decisions about government on their behalf
- 3. what parties have in common (ex. win, influence policy, gain supporters by appealing to the center of spectrum)
- 4. these costs are rising; more fund-raising needed; gives advantage to wealthy individuals running for office
- 5. a way of trying to influence lawmakers to vote for or against a bill
- 8. laws apply equally to all
- 9. process used to select president/v-president
- 10. people are the source of power
- 11. get unlimited amounts of donated money to run campaigns
- 14. can be predicted by looking at age, education, and income (amount of money one makes)
- 16. unfair way of favoring one idea over another