Across
- 4. a person running for public office with another candidate. A political party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates are running mates.
- 7. to announce officially; proclaim
- 10. a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints
- 11. pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality for all
- 13. a formal promise a person makes to do the best that he or she can in a particular job or political office. The president takes an oath of office on inauguration day.
- 15. a nickname for the Republican Party. The initials stand for “Grand Old Party.”
- 16. a group of citizens with similar ideas on how the country should be run. The two main U.S. political parties are the Democrats and the Republicans.
- 17. a state in which the Democratic and Republican candidates have an equally good chance of winning
- 18. a country’s plan for dealing with other nations
- 20. relating to the national government, as opposed to a local or state government
- 21. a person who currently holds a position or an office
- 22. important problem to discuss or debate
- 23. an election in a state to select a political party’s candidates for the general election. In closed primaries, only members of the political party can vote. In open primaries, all voters can take part.
Down
- 1. to formally pick someone as a candidate for office. Democrats and Republicans each nominate one person for president.
- 2. a formal announcement of support for a candidate by an individual or a grou a formal survey of voters leaving polling places on Election Day, asking them for which candidates they voted. Exit polls help predict an election’s outcome.
- 3. an election in which the winner receives a much larger number of votes than the other candidates
- 5. a person designated to act for or represent another or others; deputy; representative, as in a political convention.
- 6. a voter, candidate, or an elected official who does not belong to a political party
- 8. the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, by law. U.S. presidential elections are held every four years.
- 9. a contest on Election Day in November in which candidates are elected to office
- 12. a person who seeks an office, honor, etc.
- 14. the candidate who is favored to win an election
- 17. the right to vote
- 19. the formal ceremony in which the president is sworn into office. The next presidential inauguration will be January 20, 2017.