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14 Cards in this Set
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Political Party
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An organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office
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Interest group
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: Any organized group whose members share a common goal and try to promote their interests by influencing government policy making and decision making.
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Platform
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A political party’s statement of principles and objectives.
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Two-party system
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A political system in which two parties dominate the electoral process and control the government.
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Pluralism
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the idea that political powers should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society.
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Political action committee
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An organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office.
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Lobbying
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An organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue.
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Public Policy
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A plan or course of action initiated by government to achieve a stated goal
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Precinct
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a local voting district
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Special Interests
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a particular goal or set of goals that unites the member of a group.
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Think-Tanks
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an organization of scholars and policy experts who study public issues and write articles and books that summarize their research.
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Litigation
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the bringing of lawsuits
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Grassroots Mobilization
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rallying strong and vocal support from a large group of people at the local level.
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Public Agenda
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a set of public priorities.
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