Chapter 5 and Chapter 7
Across
- 3. the tool voters use to select a candidate in an election
- 6. person who is less concerned about the amount of governmental control and more open to change
- 7. court order that forces or limits the performance of some act by a private individual or a public official
- 9. person who hopes to be elected to a public office
- 12. group of people that tries to control the gov’t by getting its candidates elected
- 14. regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of officeholders
- 15. a voting district
- 19. election to choose candidates or select delegates to a party convention
- 21. process of candidate selection in an electoral system
- 23. all of the people allowed to vote in an election
- 26. activities connected to trying to get a person elected to a political office
- 27. a grant of money
- 28. political party that has broken away from one of the major parties
- 29. strong support of a political party
- 30. person who believes in less governmental control and more open to change
Down
- 1. system in which several major and minor parties compete for and win public offices
- 2. a political party's statements of ideas, policies, and beliefs
- 4. a political party that is not supported by a large number of people
- 5. a political party that focuses on one main concern
- 8. political party based on a certain set of beliefs
- 10. a unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council members
- 11. someone born out of country
- 13. supported by two parties
- 16. a person who holds an office
- 17. to give up an office or position
- 18. a political system in which only one party exists
- 20. a temporary coming together of several groups to form a majority in order to control a government
- 22. all the people who may vote
- 24. group of like minded people who select candidates they will support in an upcoming election
- 25. the practice of giving government jobs to loyal supporters