AP Government Vocabulary Review

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Across
  1. 1. A plan for representation in Congress to be decided by population
  2. 3. Splitting your vote among several different political parties
  3. 7. Powers of government that are reasonably suggested from the expressed powers
  4. 9. A plan for representation in Congress to be decided equally among all states
  5. 10. The issues that attract the attention of politicians
  6. 11. The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years based off of the census
  7. 14. The gradual disengagement of people and politicians from the two main political parties
  8. 16. The process through which a person acquires their particular political views
  9. 18. A theory where voters look back at a candidate's previous years and ask, "What have you done for me lately?"
  10. 20. A problem faced by unions when people at a company do not join the group but still reap the benefits
  11. 21. The ways that issues get on the government's policy agenda
  12. 25. A compromise setting up two houses in Congress based both on population and equality
Down
  1. 2. A theory of government that states that politics is a competition among groups
  2. 4. The idea that people pay attention to things they already agree with
  3. 5. A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
  4. 6. Appealing to a narrow audience with a specific interest
  5. 8. A condition that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy
  6. 12. Large means of communication
  7. 13. The idea that a winning candidate has the authority to carry out their platform
  8. 15. A theory of government that contends that the upper class rules
  9. 17. A theory of government that contends groups are so strong that government is weakened
  10. 19. Powers of government that are expressly stated in the Constitution
  11. 22. Political contributions made for "party-building activities"
  12. 23. A person working for an interest group or on their own to influence members of government
  13. 24. The tendency for states to hold primaries earlier and earlier to capitalize on media attention