Vocabulary
Across
- 2. the number of votes cast for a candidate who receives more than any other but does not receive an absolute majority.
- 4. an alliance for combined action, especially a temporary alliance of political parties forming a government or of states.
- 6. – an electoral district represented by a single officeholder
- 8. – made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate the government, and influence public policy.
- 9. parties - a political party that campaigns on only one issue
- 10. – a building where voting takes place during an election, typically one that normally has another function, such as a school.
- 12. – a primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote.
- 16. the action of nominating or state of being nominated.
- 20. (PAC) – an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level.
- 21. you may vote only for candidates from your own party and you may also vote in nonpartisan contests.
- 22. – a political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape.
- 24. -a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
- 27. an administrative division of a city or borough that typically elects and is represented by a councilor or councilors
- 28. political organizations committed to a comprehensive set of beliefs or a social/political ideology.
Down
- 1. –a political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics, standing in contrast to a minor party
- 3. – a small organization, typically a political party, that has broken away from a larger one.
- 5. – hold or form a legislative caucus
- 7. – second primary election held in some states to decide which of the two highest candidates for an office in the first
- 9. – a voter in an election votes for candidates from different political parties when multiple offices are being decided by a single election, as opposed to straight-ticket voting, where a voter chooses candidates from the same political party for every office up for election
- 10. a district of a city or town as defined for police purposes.
- 11. - They demanded public ownership of railroads, telephone, and telegraph companies along with political reforms.
- 13. of or involving several political parties.
- 14. – system used for selecting political party candidates in a primary election, used in Argentina and historically in the United States
- 15. – The coattail effect or down-ballot effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election
- 17. the office or territories of a German elector.
- 18. elicit a secret vote from (members) on a particular issue.
- 19. -a general agreement.
- 23. --including the Libertarian Party, the Green Party, Constitution Party, and others that have less influence than the major parties'
- 25. society --a diverse one, where the people in it believe all kinds of different things and tolerate each other's beliefs even when they don't match their own
- 26. – a primary election in which voters are not required to declare party affiliation.