Ch. 5~ Political Parties

2. a devotion to the interests of a particular region
3. the smallest unit of election administration; voters in a precinct cast their ballots at a single polling place located in that precinct
5. one of several voting districts into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
8. one of two or more competing groups
10. strong support for a specific political party and its policies
11. parties focused on only one public-policy issue
12. single issue party, example.
13. voting district in which only one candidate is elected to each office on the ballot
14. the people eligible to vote
16. the current officeholder
17. a group of persons who seek to control government by winning elections and holding public office
19. current watchdog party
20. parties that have split off from one of the major parties; often focused on a single popular leader

1. supported by both parties
4. temporary alliance of several groups to form a majority
6. parties united by anger over economic hard times and dislike for the major parties
7. the practice of awarding public offices, contracts, and other governmental favors to those who supported the party in power
9. leader of party’s national committee
10. the range of political views, from the so-called left to the right
15. Roosevelt’s party
18. parties based on a particular set of social, economic, and political beliefs