Groups of individuals with common interests that organize to influence public policy in a manner that benefits their members

The strategies and actions a candidate uses to encourage people to vote for a candidate

People hired by interest groups to influence government decision-makers (members of Congress and the executive branch)

Term applied to agencies of mass communication, such as newspapers, magazines, and telecommunications

Private groups that raise and distribute funds for use in election campaigns

people of the source of all government power

voters choose their leaders who make the decisions

50 percent plus one or more gets to make the rules

someone who runs for a political office

ask people for their opinions

parties that disagree with the Democrats and Republicans

military and their weapons

long-established customs that have been followed for many years

not being honest

how things are now; current situation