Across
- 2. (2 words)a group of people who share a point of view about an issue and unite to promote their beliefs
- 7. a procedure by which citizens can propose new laws or state constitutional amendments
- 9. (2 words)election in which members of Congress and some Governors are being elected, but not the President
- 10. (3 words)voting for candidates of different political parties for different offices.
- 12. certain ideas that may involve misleading messages designed to manipulate people
- 13. (2 words)each individual part or issue of a political party platform
- 15. (2 words)an association of voters with broad common interests who want to influence or control decision making in government by electing the party's candidates to public office
- 16. (2 words)the voters cast ballots for candidates for various national, state, & local offices. Takes place in the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
- 18. a way for citizens to vote on state or local laws
Down
- 1. (2 words)a group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president
- 3. representatives of an interest group who contacts lawmakers or other government officials directly to influence their policy making
- 4. (3 words)voting for all candidates in one party
- 5. (2 words)voters may vote in a party's primary only if they are registered members of that party
- 6. (3 words)a system of government in which two parties compete for power
- 8. (2 words)a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, esp. presidential, election. Two types: Open & Closed
- 11. (2 words)a party that challenges the two major parties
- 14. (2 words)a registered voter may vote in any party primary regardless of his or her own party affiliation
- 17. a special election in which citizens can vote to remove a public official from office