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Chapters 7&8 Electoral Process Vocab Review

Across
Short term to describe the measurement of public opinion on an issue
A representative selection of the whole group
Means of communication that reaches a wide audience, examples are TV, radio, and newspapers
People whose opinions have strong influence over the opinions of others
Process for nominating where groups of like minded people get together to select a candidate
Abbreviation for the fundraising extension of an interest group who raises money and donates to campaigns
A set of randomly selected people to participate in a poll or study
Very short clip that appears in a news report
Poll that asks the same question to a very large group of people
Down
The issues that get the public's attention
The official selection of candidates to run for office
Campaign money spent directly by a campaign and that must be reported to the FEC
Election held within a political party to choose a candidate to run for office
Campaign money give to parties or spent outside of a candidate's own bank account
Attitude of the public towards a given issue and often measured by polling
Type of election scheduled regularly where voters choose the officeholders
Issues that concern the public as a whole
Type of voting used by anyone who cannot get to their regular polling place on Election Day (military, college students, etc.)
Type of primary where only registered party members can participate
Type of primary where any registered voter can participate, regardless of party affiliation
Small unit of administration; a voting district