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| An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of a public policy |
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| A person attempting to influence government decisions on behalf of the group |
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| Political Action Committee (PAC) |
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| A committee formed by business, labor, or other special- interest groups to raise money and make contributions to the campaigns of political candidates whom they support |
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| An electoral district from which only one member is selected to a legislature or elected body |
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| An officeholder seeking re-election |
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| Party based on particular set of beliefs, a broad view of social, economic, and political manners |
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| "A single-issue party is a political party that campaigns on only one issue." |
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| A political party formed by members of an existing one whose views or policies differ from those of the majority. |
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| A ballot cast for candidates of two or more political parties. |
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| a situation in which one party controls the White House and another party controls one or both houses of the United States Congress. |
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| a set of electors who are selected to elect a candidate to a particular office. |
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| a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office |
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| any and all political parties in the United States other than one of the two major parties (Democratic Party and Republican Party) |
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| A pair (or longer series) of elections in which political alignments change fundamentally. |
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| A committee of a political party composed of party chairpersons and party officials from every state. |
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| A convention of a major political party, esp. one that nominates a candidate for the presidency. |
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| the displacement of the majority party by the minority party, usually during in critical elections. |
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| It's where the winner of the primary or electoral college vote takes all of the state's convention or electoral college delegates. |
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| Manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class. |
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| People or society at a local level rather than at the center of major political activity |
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| A single-issue interest group, by definition is involved in activities that center around a narrowly defined subject |
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| interest groups that claim to speak for the American public at large. |
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| an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry |
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| A small, organized, dissenting group within a larger one, esp. in politics. |
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| the situation in which voters vote for candidates from more than one party |
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