US History Chapter 12 Vocabulary Crossword

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Across
  1. 4. A part of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones
  2. 7. An organization that has an important purpose in society
  3. 11. A candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
  4. 12. To move to another place
  5. 14. To help make happen
  6. 15. A method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
Down
  1. 1. A meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices
  2. 2. The largest number of something, but less than a majority
  3. 3. To take part in
  4. 5. Greater than half of a number of something
  5. 6. A word or object that stands for something else
  6. 8. Relating to a national government
  7. 9. To continue existing or living after being nearly destroyed
  8. 10. Practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate's supporters
  9. 13. To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law