Across |
2. | states in which the outcome of the presidential ellection is uncertain |
4. | the individuals selected by a party to run for office |
6. | process whereby voters can remove from office an elected official before the next scheduled election |
7. | model of thinking about policymaking as an unordered mix of problems and solutions |
8. | the sense that the result of a decision-making processis a proper outcome in the minds of thepeople who must live with that outcome |
9. | advantage from various factors that favor one candidate over another |
11. | funds contributed through a loophole in federal campaign finance regulations |
12. | percentage of citizens legally able to vote, who actually do |
14. | local party organizations that influencedelections and operated on the basis of patronage and behind the scenes control |
17. | participation where citizens get involved in public matters |
20. | barriers from perceptionsand beliefs that help maintain the two party system |
25. | the expansion of economic interactions between countries |
26. | the power to apply policy in ways that fit particular circumstances |
28. | advocates of particular solutions to problems |
30. | primary system in which voters are allowed to cast ballots in teh primary election w/o declaring their party affiliation |
33. | party founded by alexander hamiltonwhose members believed in strong centralized govt |
34. | primary to raise money and attract media attention early in the election process |
35. | party model where the goal is to shape public policy |
36. | the set of issues, priciples, and goals that a party supports |
37. | participation where citizens occasionally get involved, such as during elections |
38. | ammendment that required a seperate vote tally in the electoral college for president/vice president |
39. | groups organized to allow the unlimited expenditure of campaign money |