Chapter 5: Political Parties

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Across
  1. 2. protest parties Greenback Party
  2. 3. emphasizes a devotion to the interests of a particular region.
  3. 4. smallest unit of election administration
  4. 5. parties "Bull Moose"
  5. 7. a general agreement among various groups
  6. 8. in power The party that controls the executive branch is known as the...
  7. 9. party one of the political parties without wide support
  8. 12. a union of many persons of diverse interests
  9. 15. Allegiance to a political party is known as...
  10. 16. groups that dissent
  11. 18. parties if successful at attracting voters, policies adopted by 1 of 2 major parties
  12. 19. system "no-party" system
  13. 20. involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.
  14. 22. largest number of votes cast for the office
Down
  1. 1. party All...can be defined as groups of persons who join together because they want to gain control of the government through winning elections.
  2. 6. people eligible to vote
  3. 8. society society consisting of several distinct cultures and groups.
  4. 9. parties Democratic Party
  5. 10. system in which several major and many lesser
  6. 11. current officeholder
  7. 13. exist seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices.
  8. 14. district Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
  9. 17. system 2 major parties dominate politics
  10. 21. voting voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
  11. 23. parties The realities of American societies and politics simply don't permit more than 2 major parties