Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a political party whose electoral strength is so small as to prevent its gaining control of a government
  2. 6. is an electoral district represented by a single officeholder. It contrasts with a multi-member district, which is represented by multiple officeholders
  3. 9. An election in which voters choose candidates to run on a party's ticket in a subsequent election for public office
  4. 10. when 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
  5. 11. is a second primary election held in some states to decide which of the two highest candidates for an office
  6. 14. 527 organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaigns for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation
  7. 17. is a device used to cast votes in an election and may be found as a piece of paper or a small ball used in secret voting
  8. 18. electoral system in which a candidate, or candidates, who poll more than any other counterpart (that is, receive a plurality), are elected
  9. 19. that campaigns on only one issue
  10. 21. one in which the cabinet is appointed by the legislature without reference to political parties
  11. 24. all the people in a country or area who are entitled to vote in an election
  12. 25. A political party formed by members of an existing one whose views or policies differ from those of the majority
  13. 26. political system in which multiple political parties across the political spectrum run for national elections, and all have the capacity to gain control of government offices, separately or in coalition- form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government
  14. 27. subdivision of an electoral district, typically a contiguous area within which all electors go to a single polling place to cast their ballots
  15. 29. voters choose one candidate per office regardless of the candidate's party affiliation
Down
  1. 1. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
  2. 2. a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership
  3. 3. political party system in which two major political parties consistently dominate the political landscape
  4. 5. part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award
  5. 7. A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or policy goals.
  6. 8. a minor or incapacitated adult placed under the protection of a legal guardian or government entity, such as a cour
  7. 12. is made up of individuals who organize to win elections, operate
  8. 13. a political party having electoral strength sufficient to permit it to win control of a government usually with comparative regularity and when defeated to constitute the principal opposition to the party in power
  9. 14. a society, system of government, or organization that has different groups that keep their identities while existing with other groups or a more dominant group
  10. 15. a form of government in which political parties cooperate to form a government
  11. 16. where you go to vote
  12. 20. parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking clear strategy, dissatisfied with current condition
  13. 22. That means if you chose Democratic or Republican as your party on your Voter Registration Application, you may vote only for candidates from your own party and you may also vote in nonpartisan contests
  14. 23. the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election
  15. 28. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.