(Students Worksheet) Date :

US ELECTION RELATED

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

TASK:

Fill in the election-related word puzzle

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15- a formal meeting where the candidates discuss and argue about the things that they think are important in the country. 16 17 : On Inauguration Day, President Barack Obama will take the oath = to .. ... 18- a list of candidates trying to get elected. (=a ticket) a sheet of paper or a card used to cast a vote. the act or method of voting , especially in secret. the total of votes cast in an election. 19- To express ones preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution. 20- party / one of the two major political parties in the U.S. 21- Someone who belongs to the political party whose favorite color is RED. 22- Electoral .. the number of . each state has based on the number of people who live in that state. 23- when people choose the person they want to do the job. / a vote to select the winner of a position or political office. 24- to enroll to vote. .. party . Meetings that happen in some states to choose candidates for the political partys convention (only members of the political party can go to these meetings.) Someone who belongs to the Democratic Party. To be in favour of someone or something. 27- take the .. (promise) 28- The Democratic slogan for the 2012 Presidential Elections. 29- Preliminary elections where delegates or nominees are chosen (only members of the party can vote in these elections.) 30- The Republican slogan for the 2012 Presidential Elections. 31- .. station/location place where people vote. 32- amount of time someone is elected. The Presidents is elected for 4 years in the US. 33- The Republican is the younger of the 2 . 25- The term refers to the winner of the US Presidential Election. 26- when people act together to try to get a candidate elected to a job. / a race between candidates for elective office.

ACROSS :
Ohio is one. someone who is absent . an .. voter. to go to the to vote in an election. to .. for presidency. The body of electors who formally elect the United States president and vice president. Legal age to vote in the USA. A meeting where a political party chooses their candidate. A document stating the aims and principles of a political party. A person who is trying to get elected , who is running for public office. A candidate who is running with another candidate. Often referred to as his Vice President.