Political Parties Crossword Vocabulary

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  1. 3. form of the direct primary in which only declared party members may vote
  2. 8. general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters
  3. 9. office on the ballot
  4. 14. a dominant party in a governmental system
  5. 18. organized group that seeks to control the government through the winning of elections and holding of public office
  6. 19. chance of winning elections
  7. 21. influence that a popular candidate for a top office can have on the voters’
  8. 22. economic and political matters
  9. 26. regularly scheduled election at which the voters choose public officeholders
  10. 27. a nominating election in which voters may switch from one party’s primary
  11. 28. of forming a government
  12. 30. of other candidates of his/her party on the same ballot
  13. 33. political arm of a special interest group that seeks to
  14. 35. in an election, at least one more vote than that received by any other candidate
  15. 36. political system in which three or more major parties compete for public offices
  16. 37. voting for candidates of more than one party in the same election
  17. 38. political party that concentrates on a single public policy issue
  18. 40. all of the persons entitled to vote in a given election
  19. 41. in an election
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  1. 1. the most widely used method of making nominations in American politics; an
  2. 2. one consisting of several distinct cultures and groups
  3. 4. electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for
  4. 5. one of the less widely supported political parties in a governmental system
  5. 6. election
  6. 7. political parties rooted in periods of economic discontent
  7. 10. the process of selecting (naming) candidates for office
  8. 11. a union of persons or groups of diverse interests; an alliance of parties for the
  9. 12. nominating election at which those who vote choose a party’s candidates to run in the
  10. 13. form of the direct primary in which any qualified voter may participate
  11. 15. elections and public policy decisions
  12. 16. political party based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of
  13. 17. political system in which the candidates of only two (major) parties have a
  14. 20. device by which a voter registers a choice in an election
  15. 22. political party that has split away (broken away) from one of the major parties
  16. 23. election law requires a majority vote for nomination
  17. 24. the smallest unit of election administration; a local voting district
  18. 25. local unit of party organization; also a district within a city for city council elections
  19. 29. regard to his/her party allegiance
  20. 31. a second primary, involving the two front-runners in the first contest; help
  21. 32. particular location where those voters who live in a particular area vote in an
  22. 34. a meeting of a group of like-minded persons to select the candidates they will
  23. 39. another on an office-to-office basis