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| 15972553721 | Political Participation | The different ways in which individuals take action to shape the laws and policies of a government | 0 | |
| 15972553722 | PAC | An organization that raises money to elect and defeat candidates and may donate money directly to a candidate's campaign, subject to limits | 1 | |
| 15972553723 | Super PAC | An organization that may spend an unlimited amount of money on a political campaign, as long as the spending is not coordinated with a campaign | 2 | |
| 15972553724 | Linkage Institutions | Channels that connect individuals with government, including elections, political parties, interest groups, and the media | 3 | |
| 15972553725 | 26th Amendment | Allows those eighteen years old and older to vote | 4 | |
| 15972553726 | 24th Amendment | Prohibits Congress and the states from imposing poll taxes as a condition for voting in federal elections | 5 | |
| 15972553727 | Poll Tax | A payment required by a state or federal government before a citizen is allowed to vote | 6 | |
| 15972553728 | Retrospective Voting | Voting based on an assessment of an incumbent's past performance | 7 | |
| 15972553729 | Prospective Voting | Casting a ballot for a candidate who promises to enact policies favored by the voter in the future | 8 | |
| 15972553730 | Electoral College | A constitutionally required process for selecting the president through slates of electors chosen in each state, who are pledged to vote for a nominee in the presidential election | 9 | |
| 15972553731 | Battleground State | A state where the polls sow a close contest between the Republican and Democratic candidate in a presidential election | 10 | |
| 15972553732 | Swing State | A state where levels of support for the parties are similar and elections swing back and forth between Democrats and Republicans | 11 | |
| 15972553733 | Political Party | An organized group of party leaders, officeholders, and voters who work together to elect candidates to political office | 12 | |
| 15972553734 | Straight-Ticket Voting | Voting for all the candidates on the ballot from one political party | 13 | |
| 15972553735 | Split-Ticket Voting | Voting for candidates from different parties in the same election | 14 | |
| 15972553736 | Primary Election | An election in which a state's voters choose delegates who support a presidential candidate for nomination or an election by a plurality vote to select a party's nominee for a seat in Congress | 15 | |
| 15972553737 | Open/Closed Primary Election | A primary election in which all eligible voters may vote, regardless of their party affiliation A primary election in which only those who have registered as a member of a political party may vote | 16 | |
| 15972553738 | Delegate/Superdelegate | Usually a party leader or activist who is not pledged to a candidate based on the outcome of the state's primary or caucus | 17 | |
| 15972553739 | National Convention | A meeting where delegates officially select their party's nominee for the presidency | 18 | |
| 15972553740 | Two-Party System | A system in which two political parties dominate politics, winning almost all elections | 19 | |
| 15972553741 | Third Party | A minor political party in competition with the two major parties | 20 | |
| 15972553742 | Interest Groups/Public Interest Groups | Voluntary associations of people who come together with the goal of getting the policies that they favor enacted | 21 | |
| 15972553743 | Government Interest Groups | Organizations acting on behalf of local, state, or foreign governments | 22 | |
| 15972553744 | Iron Triangle | The coordinated and mutually beneficial activities of the bureaucracy, Congress, and interest groups to achieve shared policy goals | 23 | |
| 15972553745 | Grassroots Lobbying | Mobilizing interest group member ls to pressure their representatives by contacting them directly through phone calls, email, and social media | 24 | |
| 15972553746 | Lobbying | Interacting with government officials in order to advance a group's public policy goals | 25 | |
| 15972553747 | Free riders | Individuals who enjoy collective goods and benefit from the actions of an interest group without joining | 26 | |
| 15972553748 | Economic Interest Groups | Groups advocating on behalf of the financial interests of their members | 27 | |
| 15972553749 | News Media | A broad term that includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, internet, sources, blogs, and social-media postings that cover important events | 28 | |
| 15972553750 | Social Media | Forms of electronic communication that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking | 29 | |
| 15972553751 | Mass Media | Sources of information designed to reach a wide audience, including newspapers, radio, television, and internet outlets | 30 | |
| 15972553752 | Partisan Bias | The slanting of political news coverage in support of a particular political party or ideology | 31 |
