Across
- 7. favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.
- 8. manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
- 10. government assistance
- 11. a group of people who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office.
- 14. Comprised of 538 electors that will cast their votes for the Presidential election.
- 15. parties do not have nearly as much power and influence as the major parties
- 16. supported a weak federal government
- 17. southern democrats that favored slavery
Down
- 1. agreement amongst states that give all electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote in their state
- 2. one-person, one vote, as opposed to the electoral college
- 3. supports little government intervention, conservative ideologically
- 4. government action based on firm allegiance to a political party.
- 5. Type of voting system that grants a winner when they have secured 50% + 1 vote.
- 6. a person nominated to run for office.
- 9. supports government intervention, liberal ideologically
- 12. promotes individual rights, civil liberties, democracy, and free enterprise.
- 13. supported a large federal government