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(8AB) Ch:12 Lns: 1-3 The Jackson Era (VT)

Name: ___________________________________
Date: ___________ Hm:_______ Directions: Please complete the puzzle by reading the definition and                     writing the term in the spaces provided.
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Across
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a word or object that stands for something else
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a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
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to help make happen
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a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
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greater than half of a total number of something
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a part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones; a part of government marked by lots of rules and regulation
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relating to a national government
Down
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the largest number of something, but less than a majority
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to continue existing or living after nearly being destroyed
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an organization that has an important purpose in society
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to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
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a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his or her home state
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to take part in
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practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
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to move to another place