Unit III Vocab

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