Ch. 7 & 8 Crossword

1. What is a possible source of funding?
5. Through which type of voting can voters cast their ballots before election day?
6. How can nominations be made?
10. Public opinion includes only those views that relate to ___________.
11. Newscasts featuring candidates are usually short, sharply focused ___________.
12. The Federal Election Commission laws place limits on campaign expenditures and __________.
16. This type of ballot is very long and lists many offices, candidates, and ballot measures.
17. How can money be spent in a campaign?
18. How are elections conducted in the United States?
19. How can public opinion be measured?

1. One method that is used to choose candidates for public offices
2. What type of polls contains the most accurate measures of public opinion?
3. What is one factor that helps shape public opinion?
4. Who nominate candidates for county and Statewide offices at a convention?
7. A ________ sample is often called a probability sample and is more reliable than a quota sample.
8. What is one of the two areas where the media’s influence is most visible?
9. The _________ is an intraparty nominating election and came to American politics as a reform of the boss-dominated convention system.
13. This remains the most widely used source for political news and information.
14. What provide political information?
15. To reinforce one’s beliefs, what can one belong to?