1. Occasions when you can vote for a government - general elections
2. A part of an organisation or group - member
3. Groups of people with similar ideas about politics - political parties
4. Control, organise - run
5. Official rules that people must obey - laws
6. Plans or actions agreed on by a government - policies
7. Formally express an opinion by choosing between one or more people or parties - vote
8. Series of things that a political party does to try to win an election - campaigns