Chapter 6: Political Parties

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Across
  1. 3. an effort to gather support for its candidates & inform voters of the party's stand on issues
  2. 7. wins more votes or seats in legislature than any other party
  3. 9. alliance between parties
  4. 11. people seeking elected office
  5. 13. strong party organization that becomes so powerful only its candidates are elected to public office
  6. 14. more than half
Down
  1. 1. nonparty
  2. 2. both parties agree
  3. 4. geographic area that contains a specific number of voters
  4. 5. name
  5. 6. giving jobs or special favors to party workers
  6. 7. state of a party's goals & positions on various public issues
  7. 8. each item on a party's platform
  8. 10. minor party
  9. 12. a political movement that begins with the people