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| 9220118272 | horse-race journalism | campaign coverage that emphasizes the relative standings of the candidates in the polls rather than the issues they discuss | 0 | |
| 9220127407 | Media consolidation | Creates similar network news coverage | 1 | |
| 9220134627 | Mass Media | The primary source of information about candidates | 2 | |
| 9220144375 | Investigative Journalism | using of detective like reporting methods to unearth scandal | 3 | |
| 9220154385 | Broadcast Media | Primary source of news and information for most Americans | 4 | |
| 9220156063 | Narrowcasting | Media programming aimed at a particular audience | 5 | |
| 9220159354 | Sound bites | Short clips of a political speech lasting 15 seconds or less | 6 | |
| 9220165580 | Critical Elections | Happen due to party reallignment | 7 | |
| 9220169735 | single-member districts | Creates a domination of the legislature by two political parties | 8 | |
| 9220190729 | Realigning Elections | Happen due to clear party differences and long last voter shifts one one party to another. | 9 | |
| 9220197683 | Dealignment | People are detached from political parties | 10 | |
| 9220206066 | Ticket splitting | Voting for candidates from one party and and candidates from another party | 11 | |
| 9220214259 | Divided Government | When control of the executive branch and the legislative branch is split between two parties | 12 | |
| 9220253785 | Political Parties | Seek to gain control of government | 13 | |
| 9220260615 | Linkage Institutions | Mass Media, Elections, Political Parties, Interest Groups | 14 | |
| 9220268840 | Coalition | a set of individuals or groups supporting a political party | 15 | |
| 9220275466 | Third Parties | Common in America, but rarely win elections. Help bring new voters and ideas forward. | 16 | |
| 9220282505 | amicus curiae briefs | used by interest groups to lobby courts | 17 | |
| 9220292732 | iron triangles | networks of congressional committees, bureaucratic agencies, and interest groups that strongly influence the policy process | 18 | |
| 9220302622 | Interest Groups | Distribute incumbent voting records, file amicus curiae briefs, support legislation, and donate to PACs. Seek to influence policy | 19 | |
| 9220317268 | Free Rider Problem | People benefit from the work of interest groups without being members or making contributions | 20 | |
| 9220327542 | PACs | Used by interest groups to raise money for electioneering | 21 | |
| 9220335359 | Class Action Lawsuits | enable a group of similarly situated plaintiffs to combine similar grievances into a single suit | 22 |
