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| group of persons who seek to control the gov through the winning of elections and the holding of public office |
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| Gov action based on firm allegiance to a political party |
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| Political system dominated by 2 major parties |
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| In an election, the number of votes that the leading candidate obtains over the next highest candidate |
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| General Agreement among various groups on fundamental matters, broad agreement on public questions |
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| All of the people entitled to vote in a given election |
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| Voting for candidates of diff. parties for dif offices at the same election |
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| Special tax, demanded by the states, as a condition for voting |
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| Drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group |
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| Party-nominating election in which any qualified voter can take part |
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| Party-nominating election in which only declared party members can vote |
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| Smallest unit of election admin a voting district |
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| Effect of a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helping to attract voters to other candidates on the party ticket |
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| Political Action Committee |
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| Political extension of special interest groups which have a major stake in public policy |
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| Private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy |
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| Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators, the legislative process, and all aspects of the public policy making process |
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| Complex collection of the opinions of many different people; sum of all their views |
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| Public issues on which the peoples attention is focused |
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| All of the goals a gov sets and the various courses of action it pursued as it attempts to realize these goals |
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| Means of communication that reach LARGE audiences: tv, radio,newspaper |
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| Instructions or commands a constituency gives to its elected officials |
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