The Political Process

2. Official statement of a political party's view or position
5. A favoring of one side of an issue
10. Essays expressing opinions in the editorial section of a newspaper
11. Organization of citizens that tries to get its members elected to public office
12. People with an interest in a particular group
13. Laws that limit how much money can be donated to a candidate
14. Political view that favor greater equality of conditions in society
15. the extra political party
16. People who fall in the middle between liberal and conservative

1. Political views that favor traditional ideas
3. Political system with two main political parties
4. Election in which members of a political party vote to select the party's candidate
6. Effort made by a candidate to win support in an election trying to get people to vote for the
7. To officially put forth a candidate to run for political office
8. The group that selects the President and the Vice President
9. Techniques used to influence voters on certain issues
11. Political Action Committee
16. Term for all forms of communication