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Down: 1) process whereby state legislatures redraw the boundaries of congressional districts in the state to make them equal in population size 3) voters who are neither reliably republican nor reliably democratic and who are persued by each party during election as they can determine which candidate wins 5) attatchement or allegience to a political party- partisanship 7) gathering detailed infomation on cross sections of the electorate to track potential suppoters and tailor political messages for them; also called narrowcasting 8) groups formed to raise and contribute funds to support electoral candidates that are subject to campaign finance laws 13) theory that in a two part race if voters elect candidates on the basis of ideology and everyone particiaptes equally the party closer to the middle will win 14) trend marking the decline of competitive congressional elections 16) seat in congress considered to be reliably held by one party or the other 18) decision to retire from congress based on the unlikelihood of winning the next election 19) effect of a popular president or presidental candidate on congressional electins boosting votes for members of his party 20) important and heavily scrutinized speech given by the party's candidate at it's national convention laying out his vision for the country 22) formulas that take into account an array of factors such as a candidates popularity or the state of the national economy to project a winner 28) public funding given to a presidential candidate equaling the dollar amount the candidate raises from private contributors, with a limit of 250 per individual contributor 29) voting in congress according to party position so that a majority of one party votes against a majority of the other party 31) states that are not clearly pro republican or pro democrat and therefore are of vital interest to presidential candidates as they can determine election outcomes 37) campaign strategy of avoiding discussion of one issue and introducing a new or different issue

Across: 2) overwhelming vicotry by a presidential candidate that demonstrates his political support and increases his ability to govern 4) changing position on an issue for reasons of political expediency 6) candidates seeking to unseat current officeholders 9) divisive issue focused on particular group of the electorate that candidates use to gain more support by taking votes away from their opponents 10) tally of total votes from individual citizens as opposed to the electoral vote 11) noncontreversial or widely supported campaign issues that is unlikely to differ among candidates 12) rule redistricting the number of terms an elected official can serve in a given office 15) official televised debated between presidential nominees that are highly important to the campaign 17) campaigning strategy of closely aligning ones veiws to the opponents position making it more difficult for the public to differentiate the two 19) political issues that offer specific policy choices and often differentiate candidates veiws and plans of action 21) state in which the outcome of the presidential election is uncertain and in which both candidates invest much time and money, especially if its votes are vital for a vicotry in the electoral college 23) congressional elections held between the presidental elections 24) the individuals who serve in the electoral college and cast votes for president and vice president 25) influencing others to donate to a political compaign and collecting their donations so as to raise more money than the 2300 contributution per individual permitted by FEC rules 26) the 538 presidential electors elected to represent the votes of their representative states who meet every four years to cast the electoral votes for president and vice president of the united states 27) charge the presidents and members of congress focus more on winning the next election than on governing 30) political power the president claims after a decisive electoral victory 32) effect that the stregth of the economy and the popularity of the sitting president have on the decision to run for congress 33) occupant of elected office 34) campaign strategy of telling voters why they should not vote for the opponent and of highlighting information that raises doubts about the opponent 35) redistricting that blateantly benefits one political party or dilutes the voting impact of racial and ethnic groups 36) process by which citizens place proposed laws on the ballot for public approval 38) reformers who sought to end corruption in government also a third party in the early twentieth century 39) process by which approval is required before a state can pass certain laws 40) nineteenth century campaign style in which the candidate stays home and does not actively campaign 41) opening statges of the presidential campaign when candidates compete for financial support and credibility to demonstrate their viability for the party's nomination 42) constutionally mandated count of the population every ten years 43) campaign strategy of attacking opponents to move them to a less favorable position on the issue in question

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