Unit 5 Civics Vocab

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Across
  1. 4. General agreement
  2. 6. a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.
  3. 11. A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist
  4. 12. A society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
  5. 14. parties based on a particular set of beliefs
  6. 15. Parties that have split away from one of the major parties
  7. 18. committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
  8. 21. An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.
  9. 26. A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties
  10. 27. A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties.
  11. 28. A group of individuals with a common interest on which every political party depends.
  12. 29. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
  13. 36. A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary
  14. 37. In American politics, the Republican and the Democratic parties.
  15. 39. All of the people entitled to vote in a given election
  16. 40. the party that controls the executive branch of government.
Down
  1. 1. A meeting of members of a political party
  2. 2. An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.
  3. 3. Provisions made for those unable to get to their regular polling places on election day
  4. 5. Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
  5. 7. the location where voting is carried out
  6. 8. A political party that is not supported by a large number of people
  7. 9. Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half.
  8. 10. A primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
  9. 13. Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
  10. 16. A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote
  11. 17. The smallest unit of election administration; a voting district
  12. 19. a political party dominated by feelings of economic discontent
  13. 20. A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
  14. 22. A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
  15. 23. The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
  16. 24. A political system in which only one party exists
  17. 25. A group with a distinct political interest
  18. 30. The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party.
  19. 31. Government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
  20. 32. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  21. 33. A ballot vote in which citizens select a party's nominee for the general election.
  22. 34. Supported by two parties
  23. 35. A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
  24. 38. The current holder of the elected office.