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Across 1. general agreement among various groups on the fundamental matters; board agreement on public question 4. in American politics, the party in powers is the party that controls the executive branch of government/ i.e., the presidency at the national level, or the governorship at the state level. 5. a system in which several major and many lesser parties exist, sensuously compete for, and actually win, public offices. 8. parties that concentrate on the only public policy matter 10. in election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate 14. one of the political parties not widely supported 15. parties based on a particular set of beliefs, a comprehensive view of social, economic, and political matters 16. a political system dominated by two major parties 17. voting for candidates of different parties for different offices at the same election 18. in American politics the Republican and Democratic parties

Down 1. a temporary alliance of several groups who come together from a working majority and so to control the government 2. electoral district from which one person is chosen by the voters for each elected office 3. supported by two parties 6. a society which consists of several distinct cultures and groups 7. all of the people entitled to vote in a given election 9. the current office holder 11. a group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and holding of public office. 12. a political system in which only one party exists. 13. government action based on firm allegiance to a political party