CROSSWORD PUZZLE ON POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE

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  1. 3. party,,a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office
  2. 7. a temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government
  3. 9. Commitee,Representatives from the 50 states party organizations who run a political party
  4. 12. parties, parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
  5. 15. all of the people entitled to vote in a given election
  6. 16. protest party,parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times
  7. 19. The list of candidates for which you cast your vote
  8. 20. College,A group of people named by each state legislature to select the President and Vice President
  9. 21. in an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
  10. 22. member district,electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
  11. 23. A way for citizens to vote on state or local laws
  12. 25. system ,a political system dominated by two major parties
  13. 26. recorded version of a vote
  14. 27. Parties,A political party that challenges the two major parties
  15. 29. parties ,parties that have split away from one of the major parties
  16. 30. party system, a political system in which only one party exists
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  1. 1. Machine,A strong party organization that can control political appointments and deliver votes
  2. 2. number that is more than 50 percent of the total
  3. 4. A way for citizens to propose laws
  4. 5. voting ,Method of voting for people who cannot go to the polls on election day
  5. 6. by two parties
  6. 7. agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
  7. 8. right to vote
  8. 10. A meeting of political party members to conduct party business
  9. 11. A geographical are that contains a specific number of voters
  10. 13. parties, parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
  11. 14. election ,The first election that takes place to find out who will be the candidate for that party
  12. 17. current officeholder
  13. 18. Vote,The votes cast by individual voters in a presidential election, as opposed to electoral votes
  14. 24. parties, in American politics, the Republican and the Democratic parties
  15. 26. government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
  16. 28. A series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues.