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501c3 organization
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nonprofit group that may legally address political matters but may not lobby or campaign; donations to it are tax deductible
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501c4 organization
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nonprofit group that is permitted to lobby and campaign; donations to it are not tax deductible
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interest group
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an organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy
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incentive
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something of value one cannot get without joining an organization
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solidary incentives
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the social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations
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material incentives
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money or things valued in monetary terms
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purposive incentive
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a benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle
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ideological interest groups
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political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
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public-interest lobby
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a political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers
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social movement
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a widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order
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political cue
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a signal telling a legislator what values are at stake in a vote, and how that issue fits into his or her own political views on party agenda
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ratings
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assessments of a representative's voting record on issues important to an interest group
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blog
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a series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web
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sound bite
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a radio or video clip of someone speaking
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equal time rule
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an FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates
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trial balloon
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information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy
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loaded language
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words that imply a value judgment, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument
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routine stories
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media stories about events that are regularly covered by reporters
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feature stories
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media stories about events that, though public, are not regularly covered by reporters
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insider stories
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media stories about events that are not usually made public
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selective attention
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paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees
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adversarial press
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the tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them
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background
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a public official's statement to a reporter that is given on condition that the official not be named
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