Unit 4 Interest Groups, Elections & Campaigns, Media

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Across
  1. 3. Tax exempt organization that promotes political agenda.
  2. 4. Primary which requires a voter to select which party they want to vote for.
  3. 5. Form of influence which sees Interest Groups donate to and offer congresspeople benefits for supporting their agenda.
  4. 9. Party with higher voter turnout.
  5. 11. Voting style which sees a voter vote for different parties on their ballot.
  6. 13. Issue both candidates agree on but to different degrees.
  7. 17. Drastic shift in the political climate which sees voters move away from one party in large numbers.
  8. 19. Primary which only allows those registered with a political party to vote.
  9. 20. Issue which both candidates take opposite positions on.
  10. 22. Unofficial title given to the Media.
  11. 25. Primary where a voter can vote for both parties on the ballot.
  12. 26. Ruled that in the case of corporate political donations that money is a form of speech and created Super Pacs in the process.
  13. 28. One reason for the rise of Interest Groups in America.
  14. 29. Represent Conservative ideas.
  15. 31. The term used for a campaign of pressure and outreach done by an Interest Group in advocacy of their cause.
  16. 32. Elected person tasked with voting for a particular nominee at the National Convention.
  17. 33. The Relationship between Interest Groups, Congress, and the bureaucracy.
  18. 34. When Media Outlets decide what stories are aired.
  19. 35. When the media investigates an elected official to expose wrong-doing to the public.
Down
  1. 1. Unelected delegates who are only found in the Democratic Party.
  2. 2. Money raised for a candidate but not given directly to them.
  3. 6. When a voter looks back on a candidate's history to decide their vote.
  4. 7. When a voter chooses to vote for a candidate based upon their promises once in office.
  5. 8. Institution that allows for citizens to see or become involved in the political process.
  6. 10. Political Slant is often associated with the media.
  7. 12. Organized group of citizens rallying around one cause or issue and desiring policy be made to address it.
  8. 14. When a written statement is released from an agency or branch.
  9. 15. When the president or other head of agency gives a statement and takes questions.
  10. 16. Represent Liberal or Progressive ideas.
  11. 18. Held every four years at the conclusion of the primary season to formally nominate a presidential candidate in addition to reunifying the party.
  12. 21. When the Press Secretary gives a statement to the press and takes questions.
  13. 23. Money is given directly to a candidate.
  14. 24. When a person goes from Gov't to interest groups to Gov't, etc.
  15. 27. When the media uses polls to track the progress of candidates or the approval of elected officials.
  16. 30. Pacs which receive unlimited funding from Corporations, unions, individuals, and other PACs to influence elections, but not in coordination with a candidate.