DE Gov Unit Test Vocab

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Across
  1. 2. _____ advantage, with which a current officeholder may have an easier time being re-elected.
  2. 4. campaigns which are formed at the community level are described as this.
  3. 5. a proposed piece of legislation that comes from the state.
  4. 6. _____ speech, the standard one given by a candidate during their campaign.
  5. 8. FEC vs _____; the Supreme Court case which removed limits on how much money a corporation could donate to a candidate.
  6. 9. one who favors a more involved, typically socially-concious government.
  7. 10. An interest group which advocates for lowered gun restrictions, abbrev.
  8. 11. the tendency for news sources to lean towards a specific side in a given argument
  9. 12. Those who benefit from interest groups without contributing.
  10. 13. a proposed piece of legislation which comes from the people.
  11. 14. a phenomenon in which the political party of an elected president might find increased success at the state and local levels.
Down
  1. 1. ____ public argument, which states that the general population is uninformed about the policies and candidates that vote for.
  2. 3. Elections for the candidate that will run in the general election in which only party members may vote.
  3. 7. The redistribution of seats in the house to match population changes.
  4. 8. one who favors a smaller, less involved government, with more emphasis placed on state and local governing bodies.