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Across 1. the right too vote 2. Somebody who does not vote for all or one party 4. a form of government in which the people of a country either rule directly or through elected representatives 5. voting age brought down too 18 6. the right of suffrage/ too vote not depending on color 7. indepent 10. Either all democratic or all republican 19. candidates who dont declare themselves to be a member of a political party while running public office 22. candidate who is running in an election for the elected position they currently hold/ re electoin 23. a form of government in which all the people meet together in one place to make laws and decide what actions to take 24. the people an elected official represents 25. banned voting descrimination based on race or color in federal, state, and local elections

Down 1. a paper ballot that lists the names of the candidates, where a voter marks their ballot in private 3. Takes place first and usually in late spring or early march 8. runs in an election as a member of a political party 9. the right of suffrages for women 11. An election in which the voters elect their leaders 12. someone who favorites a certain party 13. One who does not belong to a political party 14. Only those voters that are registered in a particular party can vote to choose the party's candidate 15. when we elect people to make descisions for us 16. someone who doesnt have a favorite party. someone whos independent 17. Voters may vote for the candidates of either major party wheter or not the voters belong to that party 18. (1787) a written plan for government 20. a written change too the contitution 21. prohibition of poll taxes in national elections