Across
- 3. system, the practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
- 5. son, a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his or her home state
- 7. an organization that has an important purpose in society
- 10. convention, a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
- 11. to move to another place
- 12. to continue existing or living after nearly being destroyed
- 13. rights, The idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states
- 16. formally put an end to
- 20. The right to vote
- 22. resources, Useful material that comes from the Earth; something found in nature that people can use
- 24. a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
- 25. to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law
Down
- 1. review, The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law
- 2. a public or official announcement, especially one dealing with a matter of great importance.
- 4. greater than half of a total number of something
- 6. to help make happen
- 8. declare invalid (an official agreement, decision, or result).
- 9. the settlement of people in a different place.
- 14. a method in election campaigns that used gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
- 15. to take part in
- 17. relating to a national government
- 18. a word or object that stands for something else
- 19. power, a political arrangement in which different or opposing groups all take part in government together.
- 21. the largest number of something, but less than a majority
- 23. To get possession or control of