Government Unit 5 CH. 17-20 Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the location in a precinct where people vote.
  2. 4. the release of secret information to the media by anonymous government officials.
  3. 8. a private meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office.
  4. 9. group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office.
  5. 11. the belief that the government should play a limited role in citizens' lives; also believe in traditional family values and what is viewed as a moral lifestyle.
  6. 12. the belief in both liberal and conservative viewpoints.
  7. 13. an unscientific attempt to measure public opinion.
  8. 15. an election in which party members select people to run in the general election.
Down
  1. 1. a state law that protects reporters from having to reveal their sources.
  2. 2. a voting district.
  3. 5. a congressional election that takes place halfway through the president's term in office.
  4. 6. a paid representative of an interest group who contacts government officials on behalf of the interest group.
  5. 7. all the means for communicating information to the general public.
  6. 10. the belief that the proper role of government is to actively promote health, education, and justice.
  7. 14. the use of ideas, information, or rumors to influence opinion.
  8. 16. an individual's close friends, religious group, clubs, and work groups.