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Groups of individuals with common interests that organize to influence public policy in a manner that benefits their members
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Interest groups
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The strategies and actions a candidate uses to encourage people to vote for a candidate
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Campaign
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Groups of individuals with common interests that organize to influence public policy in a manner that benefits their members
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The strategies and actions a candidate uses to encourage people to vote for a candidate
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A jury of 6 to 12 persons who determine guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal action
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People hired by interest groups to influence government decision-makers (members of Congress and the executive branch)
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Term applied to agencies of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, and telecommunications
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Election in which voters choose the candidates from each party who will run in the general election
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To officially charge a person of committing a crime
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A court order requiring a person to testify as a witness in a court trial
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The two major political parties in the United States of America
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Political parties that are smaller than the two major parties and introduce new ideas or press for a particular issue
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Evidence that is almost an absolute certainty that a person did commit a crime
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Private groups that raise and distribute funds for use in election campaigns
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A system that requires males to register for a potential military draft by age 18; The purpose is to have information available about potential soldiers in the event of war
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Groups of people who organize to help elect government officials and influence government policies
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An election held to choose which candidate will hold office
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A jury that evaluates if a person should be indicted (formally accused) of a crime
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Law that made discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, and religion illegal in a number of areas, including schools, businesses and jobs
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Stopped state and local voting discrimination that was occurring against nonwhite citizens
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A Constitutional guarantee that everyone be treated equally (from the 14th Amendment)
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A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president.