Unit 5: Political Parties and Elections

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Across
  1. 2. (2 words)a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs
  2. 7. a procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments
  3. 9. (2 words)election in which members of Congress and some Governors are being elected, but not the President
  4. 10. (3 words)voting for candidates of different political parties for different offices.
  5. 12. certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people
  6. 13. (2 words)each individual part or issue of a political party platform
  7. 15. (2 words)an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office
  8. 16. (2 words)the voters cast ballots for candidates for various national, state, & local offices. Takes place in the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
  9. 18. a way for citizens to vote on state or local laws
Down
  1. 1. (2 words)a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
  2. 3. representatives of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
  3. 4. (3 words)voting for all candidates in one party
  4. 5. (2 words)voters may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party
  5. 6. (3 words)a system of government in which two parties compete for power
  6. 8. (2 words)a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, esp. presidential, election. Two types: Open & Closed
  7. 11. (2 words)a party that challenges the two major parties
  8. 14. (2 words)a registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his or her own party affiliation
  9. 17. a special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office