Unit 5 Political Parties

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