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| 241402599 | caucus | an association of members of Congress created to advocate a political ideology or a regional, ethnic, or economic interest | |
| 241402600 | Political Action Committee (PAC) | a committee and set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special-interest group that raises and spends campaign contributions on behalf of one or more candidates or causes | |
| 241402601 | lobbying | to attempt to influence government decisions, especially legislation | |
| 241402602 | interest group | an organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy | |
| 241402603 | superdelegates | party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses | |
| 241402604 | gerrymandering | drawing boundaries of political districts in bizarre or unusual shapes to make it easy for candidates of the party in power to win the elections in those districts | |
| 241402605 | primary election | an election prior to the general election in which voters select the candidates who will run on each party's ticket | |
| 241402606 | political pundit | someone who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area | |
| 241402607 | grassroots support | many volunteers in the community give their time to support the local party | |
| 241402608 | incumbent | the person currently in office | |
| 241402609 | plurality | an electoral system, used in almost all American elections, in which the winner is the person who gets the most votes, even if he or she does not receive a majority of the votes | |
| 241402610 | reapportionment | adjusting the boundaries for voting | |
| 241402611 | realigning election | An election during periods of expanded suffrage and change in the economy and society that proves to be a turning point, redefining the agenda of politics and the alignment of voters within parties. | |
| 241402612 | ticket splitting | voting with one party for one office and with another party for other offices |
