Electoral Process

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Write the missing letters on the lines to finish each word.

1.
c s t i t u n c
The body of voters who elect a representative for their area
2.
a u s u f r a g e
3.
n i n a t o n
An address proposing the name of a candidate to run for election
4.
c a d i t e
A politician who is running for public office
5.
p r l a m n t
A legislative assembly in certain countries
6.
h u n p a l i e n
7.
e l e t o r a
8.
g o v e r n t
People who make and enforce a country's laws
9.
d i t r i c
A region marked off for administrative or other purposes (plural)
10.
f l i n g v o e r
11.
c o a l i o
12.
v o t
A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
13.
r e p e n t a t v
A member of the United States House of ___
14.
p o l a l p r t y
An organization to gain ___ power
15.
P m e i n i t e r
The person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom
16.
f a c h s e
A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods
17.
v o t e s i s
18.
O p o s t i o
The action of ___ something that you disapprove or disagree with
19.
m f e s t o
A public declaration of intentions
20.
e l c t i
A vote to select the winner of a position or political office
21.
L e a e
A person who rules or guides or inspires others
22.
b a l t
A choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
23.
c a p g n
A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
24.
S e a e
The upper house of the United States Congress