Unit 5 Vocabulary Crossword

an organization of people which seeks to achieve goals common to its members through the acquisition and exercise of political power
supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased
a political party with so little electoral strength that its chance of gaining control of the government is slight
a constituency, or electoral district, with just a single elected representative
representing, characterized by, or including members from two parties
majority of opinion
a meeting of party leaders to select candidates, elect convention delegates, etc.
a combination or alliance, especially a temporary one between persons, factions, states, etc.
holding an indicated position, role, office, etc.
the body of persons entitled to vote in an election
groups of people that hold the same ideas and beliefs about how things are or how they ought to be
a political party based on feelings of economic discontent
a division or district of a city or town, as for administrative or political purposes
refers to when a voter in an election votes for candidates from different political parties, when multiple offices are being decided by a single election
a system used for selecting political party candidates in a primary election in the United States
a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders
a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote
an organization established by a corporation or other special interest to raise money from individuals for a political campaign or other political cause
a vote cast by a person who, because of absence from usual voting district, illness, or the like, has been permitted to vote by mail
The tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election.
a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection
a political party with enough electoral strength to periodically gain control of the government or to effectively oppose the party in power
refers to a political party that has a close relationship with the executive branch of government such that the party appears to function as an extension of the executive rather than as an autonomous political organization
a political system consisting chiefly of two major parties, more or less equal in strength
the excess of votes received by the leading candidate, in an election in which there are three or more candidates, over those received by the next candidate
involves a diversity of different ideas or people
of or relating to a multipara and producing more than one
Also called primary election. a preliminary election in which voters of each party nominate candidates for office, party officers, etc.
a type of state in which one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution
a group of people forming a minority within a larger body, esp a dissentious group
excessive or narrow-minded concern for local or regional interests as opposed to the interests of the whole
a political party that argues and promotes legislation for a single issue