Political Parties Vocab

5. Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
6. The number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate
9. The smallest unit of election administration; a voting district
12. The Republican and the Democratic parties
13. A meeting of supporters or members of a specific political party or movement
17. A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office
20. To select a candidate to run for public office
21. A second primary between the two leading candidates of the first primary to provide nomination by majority rather than by plurality
25. A process of voting, in writing and typically in secret
26. A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, seriously compete for, and actually win, public offices
27. Parties rooted in poor economic times, lacking a clear ideological base, dissatisfied with current conditions and demanding better times
28. Choosing one candidate per office regardless of the candidate's party affiliation
29. The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election
30. A political system dominated by two major parties

1. Electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office
2. Parties that have split away from one of the major parties
3. Election in which voters elect their leaders
4. A primary in which members of a party nominate its candidates by direct vote
7. One of the political parties not widely supported
8. The political arms of an interest group that collects voluntary contributions from members to fund political candidates and parties the interest group favors
10. A society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
11. Primary election where voters can only vote for their party
14. All of the people entitled to vote in a given election
15. A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
16. Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
18. Parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters
19. A place where citizens go to vote
22. General agreement among various groups on fundamental matters; broad agreement on public questions
23. A temporary alliance of several groups who come together to form a working majority and so to control a government
24. A primary election in which voters may vote for the candidates of any party