Unit 3 - The Political Process

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Across
  1. 6. an organization created to raise and contribute money legally to the campaigns of political candidates
  2. 8. a party system in which several parties compete for control
  3. 12. a voting district made up of several precincts
  4. 16. the aggregation of views shared by a segment of society on issues of interest or concern to people
  5. 18. the body of people entitled to vote
  6. 19. candidates candidates who ask voters to write in his or her name on a ballot
  7. 22. information designed to influence public opinion
  8. 23. an organization that tries to elect its members to public office so that its views can become public policy
  9. 25. organizations of workers who do the same job or work in related industries
  10. 26. a meeting of party members who select the candidates to run for election
  11. 27. primary election in which a party's candidates for office are chosen directly by voters
  12. 28. process naming candidates for elective office
Down
  1. 1. the choices the government makes and the actions it takes in response to a particular issue or problem
  2. 2. a party system in which a single political party controls government
  3. 3. any political party in a two-party system besides the two major ones
  4. 4. the continuum of general political beliefs
  5. 5. the process by which people acquire political beliefs
  6. 7. primary election in which only voters registered as party members may vote for that party's candidates
  7. 9. the name given to the lowest level of an organization or society
  8. 10. the smallest unit for administering elections and local voting
  9. 11. a collection of people who hold similar views and goals
  10. 13. to publicly declare support for a candidate
  11. 14. a party system in which two major parties compete to control government
  12. 15. a candidate who is not associated with any party
  13. 17. primary election in which registered voters may vote for any party's candidates, as long as they only vote for one party
  14. 20. any means of communication that provides information to a large audience
  15. 21. a type of business group that represents certain industries or parts of industries
  16. 24. contacting public officials to persuade them to support certain interests