Unit 4 Crossword Review

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Across
  1. 2. An official act by the president forgiving a person convicted of a crime and freeing that person from serving out his or her sentence
  2. 4. A political _____ is an organization of citizens who have similar views on issues and who work to put their ideas into effect through government action.
  3. 6. An official who heads an executive department in the federal government
  4. 9. To select candidates to run for public office
  5. 10. A _____-party system is a political system in which a single political party controls the government, and all other parties are banned.
  6. 11. The Joint _____ of Staff is the group made up of the highest-ranking officers from the army, navy, and air force that advises the president on military affairs.
  7. 12. The leaders of the executive departments, who also act as advisers to the president
  8. 13. A two-party system is a political system with _____ strong political parties.
  9. 17. The votes cast by the electoral college for president and vice president is the _____ vote.
  10. 19. A(n) _____ primary is a primary election in which voters may vote for the candidates of any party.
  11. 20. Minor political parties in a two-party system are called _____ parties.
  12. 22. A person elected by the voters in a presidential election to be a member of the electoral college
  13. 24. The highest-ranking officials representing a government in a foreign country
  14. 27. The chief legal officer of the nation (and the head of the Department of Justice) is the _____ general.
  15. 29. The act of making a convicted person's sentence less severe
Down
  1. 1. A person who runs for election to public office
  2. 2. The votes cast by citizens in a presidential election is the _____ vote.
  3. 3. A(n) _____ election is one in which the voters elect their leaders.
  4. 5. Voters who are not members of a political party are called _____ voters.
  5. 7. A country's plan for dealing with other countries of the world is called _____ policy.
  6. 8. A postponement in the carrying out of a prison sentence
  7. 12. The electoral _____ is the group of electors that casts the official votes that elect the president and vice president
  8. 14. An agreement between two or more political parties to work together to run a government
  9. 15. A(n) _____ primary is a primary election in which only voters who are members of the party can vote for the party's candidates.
  10. 16. The differences in political views held by the different political parties is called the political _____.
  11. 18. The art of dealing with foreign governments
  12. 21. A(n) _____ election is one in which the voters of various parties choose candidates to run for office in a general election.
  13. 23. The State of the _____ Address is a yearly report by the president to Congress describing the nation's condition and recommending programs and policies.
  14. 25. The order in which the office of the president is to be filled if it becomes vacant is called presidential _____.
  15. 26. A multiparty system is a political system in which _____ political parties play a role in government.
  16. 28. Written agreements between nations