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| any organization that actively seeks to influence public policy; these groups are a linkage mechanism. |
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| ______________ is an organization that seeks to connect citizens with the government |
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| seek to promote policies that benefit workers in general and union members in particular |
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| are joined together by a purposive incentive, the satisfaction of contributing to what they regard as a worth goal or purpose. |
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| efforts by groups to influence public policy through contact with public officials |
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| consists of small and informal but relatively stable set of bureaucrats, legislators, and lobbyists who seek to develop policies beneficial to a particular interest. |
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| Interest groups that are not directly involved in litigation often file _______ briefs to encourage a ruling that is beneficial to their cause |
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| PAC stands for ___________? |
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| Political Action Committee |
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Which of the following media are subject to content regulation by the government?
1) television
2) radio
3) satellite radio
4) internet |
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| 1,2 (television and radio) |
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| The rise of partisan new outlets in the past few decades has resulted in an increase in ______________. |
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| The media functions as a _____________ when it desseminates information from political leaders to the public. |
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| The privilege of incumbents to send mail to constituencies at the government's expense |
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| When Congress have their votes officially recorded in the record by member it is called a __________ vote. |
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| Elections held in the years between presidential elections are called, what? |
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| Whose vote breaks the tie if a the Senate is tied? |
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| Which of the following leadership positions is the least influential in the Senate? |
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| Hearings are an effective way to ________. |
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| A race with out an incumbent is called an __________. |
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| Choosing committee chairs based on which member has the longest tenure on a standing committee is an example of the _______________. |
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| To balance the desire for representation at different levels the framers made Congress a ________________. |
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