Chapter 10

4. a word or object that stands for something else
7. a candidate for national office who has support mostly from his home state
8. greater than half of a total number of something
9. a method in election campaigns that uses gossip and lies to make an opponent look bad
11. a system of government in which specialized tasks are carried out by appointed officials rather than by elected ones; a system of government marked by lots of rules and regulation
12. to help make happen
13. to continue existing or living after nearly being destroyed
15. a meeting in which representative members of a political party choose candidates to run for important elected offices

1. to take part in
2. the practice of handing out government jobs to supporters; replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters
3. to move to another place
5. the largest number of something, but less than a majority
6. to reject a bill and prevent it from becoming law
10. an organization that has an important purpose in society
14. relating to a national government