Across
- 3. a type of voting for a candidate based on past actions in office
- 5. a group of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence public policy
- 6. an election held to choose candidates for office
- 8. a election in which each voter may vote for candidates from both parties
- 9. an election held to choose which candidate will hold office
- 10. a series, or log, of discussion items on a page
- 11. a public officials statement to a reporter given the official name not be given out
- 15. drawing the boundaries of legislative districts so that they are unequal in population
- 16. a second primary election held when no candidate wins the majority of the first primary
- 19. something of value one cannot get without joining the group
- 22. a meeting of party members to select delegates backing one or another primary candidate
- 23. media stories about events that are not usually made public
- 24. media stories about events that are not regularly covered by reporters
- 25. a group that seeks to elect candidates to public office
Down
- 1. assessments of a reps voting record on issues important to an interest group
- 2. voting for candidates of the same party
- 4. the person already holding an elective office
- 7. a party that values principled stands on issues above all else
- 12. an electorial system with two dominant parties
- 13. money or things values in monetary terms
- 14. a type of voting for a candidate based on his or her ideas for handling issues
- 17. a widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order
- 18. a lobby organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers
- 20. a type of journalism that focuses more on who is ahead than the actual issue
- 21. a radio or video clip of someone speaking