Political Parties Crossword

a group of persons who seek to control government through winning elections and holding public office
the strong support of their party and its policy stands
when the Republican and Democrat party work together
the regularly scheduled election at which voters make a final selection of officeholders
a group of like-minded people who meet to select the candidates they will support in an upcoming election
a political party's formal statement of basic principles, stands on major issues, and objectives
members of the electorate who can be persuaded to vote either way
states in which the outcome of an election is too close to call and either candidate could win
political arms of special-interest groups and other organizations with a stake in electoral politics
right to vote
all of the people entitled to vote in a given election
special tax as a condition of voting; outlawed by the 24th Amendment
a term used to describe people who have no party affiliation
provisions made for those unable to go to their regular polling places on election day
complex collection of the opinions of many different people; the sum of all their views
expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public