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10 Cards in this Set
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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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