Political Parties and Media

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Across
  1. 3. an organization of citizens who wish to influence and control government by getting their members elected to office
  2. 5. statement of the party's official stand on major public issues
  3. 8. a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
  4. 10. the role played by a media organization that exposes illegal practices or waste
  5. 11. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular point of view.
  6. 12. name candidates to run for public office
Down
  1. 1. a person running for political office
  2. 2. the votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to the electoral vote
  3. 4. An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy
  4. 6. Political Action Committee - group collecting money and giving it to favorable candidates
  5. 7. the various methods of communicating information, entertainment or other messages/ideas
  6. 9. prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.