Description

are political organizations committed to a comprehensive set of beliefs or a social/political ideology.
political party that campaigns on only one issue.
a party that opposes the economic policies of the government in power.
a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes.
a voting district ranging in size from just a few voters to more than 1000 people
vote for candidates of different political parties on the same ballot, instead of for candidates of only one party.
an official suggestion of someone as a candidate in an election
voters may pick one candidate for each office without regard to party lines
a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.
a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
a second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality
a device used to cast votes in an election, and may be a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting.
each candidate for office is eligible based on her or his own merits rather than as a member of a political party. No political affiliation (if one exists) is shown on the ballot next to a candidate.
an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level.
An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office.
vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station to which the voter is normally allocated. Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this.
A type of direct primary limited to registered party members, who must declare their party affiliation in order to vote.
The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election
a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a crossword?

Crossword puzzles have been published in newspapers and other publications since 1873. They consist of a grid of squares where the player aims to write words both horizontally and vertically.

Next to the crossword will be a series of questions or clues, which relate to the various rows or lines of boxes in the crossword. The player reads the question or clue, and tries to find a word that answers the question in the same amount of letters as there are boxes in the related crossword row or line.

Some of the words will share letters, so will need to match up with each other. The words can vary in length and complexity, as can the clues.

Who is a crossword suitable for?

The fantastic thing about crosswords is, they are completely flexible for whatever age or reading level you need. You can use many words to create a complex crossword for adults, or just a couple of words for younger children.

Crosswords can use any word you like, big or small, so there are literally countless combinations that you can create for templates. It is easy to customise the template to the age or learning level of your students.

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How do I choose the clues for my crossword?

Once you’ve picked a theme, choose clues that match your students current difficulty level. For younger children, this may be as simple as a question of “What color is the sky?” with an answer of “blue”.

Are crosswords good for students?

Crosswords are a great exercise for students' problem solving and cognitive abilities. Not only do they need to solve a clue and think of the correct answer, but they also have to consider all of the other words in the crossword to make sure the words fit together.

Crosswords are great for building and using vocabulary.

If this is your first time using a crossword with your students, you could create a crossword FAQ template for them to give them the basic instructions.

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Can I create crosswords in other languages?

Crosswords are a fantastic resource for students learning a foreign language as they test their reading, comprehension and writing all at the same time. When learning a new language, this type of test using multiple different skills is great to solidify students' learning.

We have full support for crossword templates in languages such as Spanish, French and Japanese with diacritics including over 100,000 images, so you can create an entire crossword in your target language including all of the titles, and clues.