Gov & Politics: Unit 3

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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 policymaking 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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Pluralism

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the idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society

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PAC

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Lobbying

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an organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading public 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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Plurality

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the largest number of votes in an election; in elections more than two candidates, the winner by a plurality may receive fewer than 50% of the votes casted

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Winner-Take-All System

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an electoral system that awards offices to the highest vote-getters without ensuring representation for voters in the minority; under this system, a slim majority of voters can control 100% of elected offices

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Double Ballot

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