Chapter 5 and 7 Vocab Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. A system in which several major and minor parties compete for and win public offices
  2. 6. A political party that focuses on one main conern
  3. 8. A party's nominating election in which only declared party members can vote
  4. 13. A person who hopes to be elected to a public office
  5. 16. An election held within a party to pick that party's candidates for the general election
  6. 17. A political party based on a certain set ofconcernfs, such as political or economic issues
  7. 18. Supported by two parties
  8. 19. A person who is less concerned about the amount of governmental control and more open to change
  9. 20. A group of like-minded people who meet to select candidates they will support in an upcoming election
  10. 23. The activities connected to trying to get a person elected to a political office
  11. 25. A person who believes in less government control and more individual responsibility
  12. 26. All of the people allowed to vote in an election
  13. 27. A unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council members
  14. 28. Nominating method in which a person announces an intention to run for public office
  15. 29. A party's nominating election in which any qualified voter can vote
  16. 31. An election to choose candidates or select delegates to a party convention
Down
  1. 1. A political party that forms during difficult economic times; often upset with current problems and demands reforms
  2. 3. To select a candidate to run for a political office
  3. 4. A political party that has broken away from one of the major parties
  4. 5. In American politics, the Republican and Democratic parties
  5. 7. A political party that is not supported by a large number of people
  6. 9. A group of people that tries to control the government by getting its candidates elected
  7. 10. A temporary coming together of several groups to form a majority in order to control a government
  8. 11. The regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of officeholders
  9. 12. A voting district; the smallest area where elections are held
  10. 14. The process of candidate selection in an electoral system
  11. 15. A person who holds an office
  12. 21. A political system in which only one party exists
  13. 22. The tool voters use to select a candidate in an election
  14. 24. A political party's statements of ideas, policies, and beliefs
  15. 30. To give up an office or position