Across
- 4. General agreement
- 6. a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.
- 11. A system in which several major and many lesser parties exist
- 12. A society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups
- 14. parties based on a particular set of beliefs
- 15. Parties that have split away from one of the major parties
- 18. committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates
- 21. An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections.
- 26. A primary election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties
- 27. A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties.
- 28. A group of individuals with a common interest on which every political party depends.
- 29. a regular election of candidates for office, as opposed to a primary election.
- 36. A second primary election held when no candidate wins a majority of the votes in the first primary
- 37. In American politics, the Republican and the Democratic parties.
- 39. All of the people entitled to vote in a given election
- 40. the party that controls the executive branch of government.
Down
- 1. A meeting of members of a political party
- 2. An electoral district in which voters choose one representative or official.
- 3. Provisions made for those unable to get to their regular polling places on election day
- 5. Voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election
- 7. the location where voting is carried out
- 8. A political party that is not supported by a large number of people
- 9. Candidate or party with the most votes cast in an election, not necessarily more than half.
- 10. A primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
- 13. Parties that concentrate on only one public policy matter
- 16. A primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote
- 17. The smallest unit of election administration; a voting district
- 19. a political party dominated by feelings of economic discontent
- 20. A primary election in which voters may choose in which party to vote as they enter the polling place
- 22. A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
- 23. The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
- 24. A political system in which only one party exists
- 25. A group with a distinct political interest
- 30. The official endorsement of a candidate for office by a political party.
- 31. Government action based on firm allegiance to a political party
- 32. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- 33. A ballot vote in which citizens select a party's nominee for the general election.
- 34. Supported by two parties
- 35. A unit into which cities are often divided for the election of city council members
- 38. The current holder of the elected office.