Across
- 1. A plan for representation in Congress to be decided by population
- 3. Splitting your vote among several different political parties
- 7. Powers of government that are reasonably suggested from the expressed powers
- 9. A plan for representation in Congress to be decided equally among all states
- 10. The issues that attract the attention of politicians
- 11. The process of reallocating seats in the House of Representatives every 10 years based off of the census
- 14. The gradual disengagement of people and politicians from the two main political parties
- 16. The process through which a person acquires their particular political views
- 18. A theory where voters look back at a candidate's previous years and ask, "What have you done for me lately?"
- 20. A problem faced by unions when people at a company do not join the group but still reap the benefits
- 21. The ways that issues get on the government's policy agenda
- 25. A compromise setting up two houses in Congress based both on population and equality
Down
- 2. A theory of government that states that politics is a competition among groups
- 4. The idea that people pay attention to things they already agree with
- 5. A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences
- 6. Appealing to a narrow audience with a specific interest
- 8. A condition that occurs when no coalition is strong enough to form a majority and establish policy
- 12. Large means of communication
- 13. The idea that a winning candidate has the authority to carry out their platform
- 15. A theory of government that contends that the upper class rules
- 17. A theory of government that contends groups are so strong that government is weakened
- 19. Powers of government that are expressly stated in the Constitution
- 22. Political contributions made for "party-building activities"
- 23. A person working for an interest group or on their own to influence members of government
- 24. The tendency for states to hold primaries earlier and earlier to capitalize on media attention