| ELECTORAL | ____ college, the body of people in the U.S. who elect its president every four years (9) |
| DEMOCRACY | Kind of government in which the people freely elect its leaders (9) |
| COUNCIL | From "call, summon", an assembly or convocation; or, the body of people elected to serve such a panegyry (7) |
| THOMASJEFFERSON | Third president of the U.S. who wrote his country's Declaration of Independence (6,9) |
| HOLIDAY | There's one to honor presidents every February |
| HISPANIC | A citizen of the U.S. who originally came from Latin America (8) |
| CARPENTER | John who was the first U.S. "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" top winner |
| DENTISTRY | In college, the student is trying to study for this branch of medicine (9) |
| LEICESTER | A city re-elects its leader, oddly (9) |
| UPHELLYAA | Festival at college the chap's going to: pyjamas oddly not needed! (2-5-2) |
| CARDINALS | High-ranking Catholic clergymen who elect the Pope |
| IVYLEAGUE | Prestigious US colleges, the ... (3,6) |
| PRINCETON | Woodrow Wilson was its president |
| WORLDBANK | Paul Wolfowitz is its president |
| NICARAGUA | Its president is Daniel Ortega [2010] |
| AFROAMERICAN | Like the ancestry of many Black people in the U.S. |
| AAVE | Dialect of many Black people in the U.S. |
| LIQUEUR | Endless line of people in the money, no longer in need of a drink (7) |
| ARE | "There ___ three kinds of people in the world: those who can count, and those who can't" |
| CARDINAL | Also called redbird, the male of this songbird species typically sports some bright red plumage. Roman Catholic dignitaries who elect the pope also go by this title. |
