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| organizations that nominate candidates to compete in elections, and promote policy ideas |
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| core beliefs about the form and role of the political system |
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| voting for candidates of different political parties in a general election |
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| a practical approach to a problem solving; a search for "what works" |
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| a situation in which one party controls the governor's office and the other party controls the legislature |
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| a situation in which both the governor's office and the legislature are controlled by the same party |
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| the weakening of an individuals attachment to political parties |
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| a conservative grassroots political movement whose supporters favor smaller government |
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| organizations of like-minded individuals who desire to influence government |
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| a form of participation designed to draw attention to a cause |
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| the process by which groups and individuals attempt to influence policymakers |
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| group mobilization of citizens to contact public officials on behalf of shared public policy views |
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| an organization that raises and distributes campaign funds to candidates for elective office |
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| political action committee (pac) |
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| named after a section in the us tax code, these groups spend money to influence the outcomes of elections, but they do not contribute directly to candidates |
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| unregulated funds contributed to national political parties and non-party political groups |
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