Vocabulary University® Election Campaign Word Puzzle Exercises

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Solve the Election Campaign BIG Crossword Puzzle.

40 word crossword puzzle using election campaign related words:

Clues to the Election Campaign Crossword:

ACROSS

3 - system or set of moral principles; rules of conduct
7 - an office or position assigned officially; engagement
9 - voters in a district represented by an elected official
10 - false profession of desirable or publicly approved qualities; pretense of having virtues
12 - oneness; a whole or totality; absence of diversity
13 - to try to influence the actions or votes of public officials in legislative or administrative decision
16 - a male child in relation to his parents (expression: "favorite ____")
17 - to appoint or propose for a duty or office
20 - work of little or no value done merely to look busy
24 - skill or eloquence in public speaking
27 - the dividing of a state into election districts to give one political party a majority
31 - first name of Democratic presidential nominee for 2000 election
32 - general erudition; acquaintance with facts, truths or principles
35 - preliminary election; first in rank or importance
36 - maneuvers for gaining advantage or success
37 - person who has failed significantly at something
38 - gained by association with another (expression: "riding the ______")
39 - to act in response to an agent, influence or stimulus
40 - the points, matters or disputes in question
DOWN:
1 - systematic course of aggressive activities for a specific purpose
2 - currently holding an indicated office
4 - a meeting of the members of a political party
5 - a formally drawn request (noun); to make an entreaty or request (verb)
6 - manner of conducting oneself
8 - preposition used to express direction or motion
11 - a specific district or area
14 - precedence or status obtained due to length of service
15 - to take out or pull back; to remove; to retreat
18 - pertaining to judgment in courts of justice
19 - person who signifies a choice upon casting a ballot; elector
21 - bitter quarrel or contention; argument
22 - number of members of a group required to be present to transact business (majority)
23 - branch of government having the power to make laws
25 - acts of disclosing or making known
26 - strange, unfamiliar; not within range of knowledge; not discovered
28 - civil officer charged with administration of the law; minor judicial officer (e.g. justice of the peace)
29 - person whose occupation is the taking of public samplings or opinions
30 - pertaining to persons who select or choose by vote
33 - person designated to represent others at a political convention
34 - where a voter marks his or her vote

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The 12 comic strip words listed alphabetically are:
adverse, bunk, candidate, canvass, charisma, controversy, declare, eloquent, gracious, jubilant, strategy and veto
We have created seven more exercises that will challenge your understanding of many election related words:

Fill-in-the-Blanks exercise - 12 comic strip words plus 9 more appplicable words
Interactive Word Puzzles - submit answers, get contextual sentences back
Definition Match activity - from the 12 comic strip story words
Crossword Puzzle - using the 12 comic strip story words
Super Crossword - a challenge using 40 different election related words - you are here!
Word Find Activity - find 23 election-related words
Election Story - create a story similiar to these 2 samples
Election Comic Strip Story - 12 comic strip campaign story

If you want our free alphabetical vocabulary list of 100+ election-related words (called an "Alphalary") and 50+ election cliches, email your request to Election Words. Please include your school, city, state and grade you teach, if applicable.
Click here for "Teacher's tips & ideas" on how to use our "Alphalary" lists.

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Reminder:
Don't forget to complete other activities and educational exercises from our current Session #140:
Interactive, grade level puzzles: ["S140 Level 1"] -- ["S140 Level 2"] -- ["S140 Level 3"]
Fill-in-the-Blanks: ["S140Level 1-FITB"] -- ["S140Level 2-FITB"] -- ["S140Level 3-FITB"]
Crosswords: ["S140Level 1 C/W"] -- ["S140Level 2 C/W"] -- ["S140Level 3 C/W"]
Definition MATCH: ["S140Level 1-Match"] -- ["S140Level 2-Match"] -- ["S140Level 3-Match"]
Synonym/Antonym Encounters: [S140Level 1-Syn/Ant] -- [S140Level 2-Syn/Ant] -- [S140Level 3-Syn/Ant]
Find the Words: ["S140Level 1 WF"] -- ["S140Level 2 WF"] -- ["S140Level 3 WF"]
Contextual Stories: ["S140Level 1 Story"] -- ["S140Level 2 Story"] -- ["S140Level 3 Story"]
Is It True or False?: ["S140Level 1 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 2 T/F"] -- ["S140Level 3 T/F"]

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If you want our free "Alphalary" (A-to-Z alphabetical vocabulary list) of 310 science-related words just email your request to Science Words. Please include your school, city, state/country and grade you teach, if applicable.
We also have a thematic Alphalaries on Earth/Environment/Conservation. Email your request to EARTH Words.
Have you tried our set of puzzles inspired by Harry Potter? "Visit our Wizard puzzles". If you want our alphabetical list of 160 Wizard-related words just email your request to Wizard Words. Please include your school, city, state/country and grade you teach, if applicable.
If you want any of our 160+ "Alphalaries" (alphabetical vocabulary list) go to 160+ Alphalary Word Lists or, in particular, our 432 Character-Ed related words just email your request to Character Education Words. Please include the name of your school, city, state/country and grade you teach, if applicable.
For hints on how to use our thematic "alphalary" lists go to Thematic Alphalary Words.

Reminder: Here are the 8 printable"Election" Link exercises:
[Comic Strip] [Interactive Word Puzzles] [Crossword] [Big Crossword] - you are here! [Word Find] [Fill-in-Blanks] [Matching] [Word story]

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