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- 3. form of the direct primary in which only declared party members may vote
- 8. general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters
- 9. office on the ballot
- 14. a dominant party in a governmental system
- 18. organized group that seeks to control the government through the winning of elections and holding of public office
- 19. chance of winning elections
- 21. influence that a popular candidate for a top office can have on the voters’
- 22. economic and political matters
- 26. regularly scheduled election at which the voters choose public officeholders
- 27. a nominating election in which voters may switch from one party’s primary
- 28. of forming a government
- 30. of other candidates of his/her party on the same ballot
- 33. political arm of a special interest group that seeks to
- 35. in an election, at least one more vote than that received by any other candidate
- 36. political system in which three or more major parties compete for public offices
- 37. voting for candidates of more than one party in the same election
- 38. political party that concentrates on a single public policy issue
- 40. all of the persons entitled to vote in a given election
- 41. in an election
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- 1. the most widely used method of making nominations in American politics; an
- 2. one consisting of several distinct cultures and groups
- 4. electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for
- 5. one of the less widely supported political parties in a governmental system
- 6. election
- 7. political parties rooted in periods of economic discontent
- 10. the process of selecting (naming) candidates for office
- 11. a union of persons or groups of diverse interests; an alliance of parties for the
- 12. nominating election at which those who vote choose a party’s candidates to run in the
- 13. form of the direct primary in which any qualified voter may participate
- 15. elections and public policy decisions
- 16. political party based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of
- 17. political system in which the candidates of only two (major) parties have a
- 20. device by which a voter registers a choice in an election
- 22. political party that has split away (broken away) from one of the major parties
- 23. election law requires a majority vote for nomination
- 24. the smallest unit of election administration; a local voting district
- 25. local unit of party organization; also a district within a city for city council elections
- 29. regard to his/her party allegiance
- 31. a second primary, involving the two front-runners in the first contest; help
- 32. particular location where those voters who live in a particular area vote in an
- 34. a meeting of a group of like-minded persons to select the candidates they will
- 39. another on an office-to-office basis