Chapte 9 & 10 Vocab

2. party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries
4. a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate
6. an election held to choose which candidate will hold office
11. an electorial system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections
12. an issue about which the public is united
15. political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks
17. alleged tendency of candidates to win more votes in an election because of the presence at the top of the ticket of a better-known candidate
19. day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee
20. voting for a candidate because you like his or her past actions in office
22. drawing the boundaries of legislative districts so that they are unequal in population
23. delegates who run party affairs between national conventions
25. an issue about which the public is divided

1. voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election
3. an election held to choose candidates for office
5. a party that values principled stands on issues above all else
7. group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
8. the person already holding an elective office
9. a meeting of party delegates held every four years
10. republican party faction of the 1980's to the 1910's, composed of reformers
13. periods when a major, lasting shift occurs
14. voting for a candidate because you favor his or her ideas for handling issues
16. committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations
18. voting for candidates of the same party
21. a primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
24. primary election in which voting is limited to already registered party members