a person running for government office

to name someone as a possible candidate for election

a large meeting of a group of people who share common ideas or goals

a group of citizens who share common ideas about the way government should carry out its work

a state election held to help select candidates within a party

a set of policies that a political party agrees to work for

a person belonging to or living in a country

to sign up

a list of people running for government office and a list of choices about laws

a person chosen to represent other party members at a convention

someone who was not born a citizen but who became one by law

an evaluation of reading and writing ability

the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

famous American that fought for women's right to vote

a change to the Constitution

plan of government for a country

change to the Constitution that gave women the right to vote in 1920

system of government in which people elect representatives to rule in their name

an important topic or problem

a government in which one person has all the power

a king or queen rules the country

a form of government where one leader has absolute control over citizens' lives

a form of government where citizens are directly involved in the government

a form of government where a small group of people has all the power

a government that recognizes God as the ultimate authority

no laws or government

political belief that emphasizes social change and progress

the most liberal or left leaning of the two major political parties in the United States

political belief that emphasizes preserving traditions

the most conservative or right leaning of the two political parties in the United States

the most important court in the United States which has 9 judges

to laugh about or make fun of

votes that are not guaranteed to support one side and could go either way

a person that was present at an event and shares their memory of what occurred

special group in the senate that focuses on issues related to federal courts

the first republican president

period in US history of economic hardship in the 1930s

president that promoted a program called the New Deal to help the US during the Great Depression

the political belief that states should have more power than the national government

a war between southern states and northern states which began over a disagreement about states' rights and slavery

friend, opposite of enemy

a fight with guns used to resolve disputes in the past

the period in US history when the South was rebuilt after the Civil War

laws used to prevent blacks from voting and hurt them in other ways

a government program that helps people when they are too old to work

election that takes place in the middle of the president's four-year term

lawmaker that serves for two years in Congress (member of the House of Representatives)

lawmaker that serves for six years in Congress

the leader of a city (Arlington does not have one)

a group of leaders that run the local government

law that citizens vote on directly

governor of Virginia

national senator for Virginia (1 of 2)

national representative for our part of Virginia (1 of 11)

state representative for part of Arlington (including the area around ACHS)

state senator for part of Arlington (including the area around ACHS)

president of the United States