Across
- 2. The right to vote
- 7. A voter who does not belong to a political party
- 8. Those eligible to vote
- 9. A person given power or authority to vote for others; a representative
- 11. All the voters of a particular district
- 12. A group of representatives chosen by voters to elect the president and the vice president of the United States
- 14. Statement of the principles or beliefs of a political group
- 15. Elections usually held at the state or local level: the candidate’s party membership is not given on the ballot
Down
- 1. Preliminary elections in which voters choose party candidates to run for office on their party ticket in general elections
- 3. A method by which people choose their leaders and decide public issues
- 4. A vote by a member of one party for a candidate of another party
- 5. Not associated with a particular political party
- 6. Statewide elections held so that registered voters can decide the state and national officials who will head the government
- 10. A person currently holding office
- 13. Person who seeks or is put forward by others for a political office