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Concentration 3 AP Government Review? Political parties, interest groups, and mass media: mechanisms that facilitate the communication of interests and preferences by like-minded citizens (10-20%) Political parties and elections (including their functions, organization, historical development, and effects on the political process) Interest groups (including pacs) The range of interests that are or are not represented The activities of interest groups The effects of interest groups on the political process The unique characteristics and roles of pacs in the political process The mass media The functions and structures of the media The impacts of media on politics? Key terms Caucus Congressional campaign committee Direct primary Economic protest party

Chapter 1 Vocabulary AP US Gov Name ______________ Smith Period _____ Date _____ Directions: Match the term with its definition. Place the correct letter on the line beside each definition. (21 points) _____1. A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public?s preferences. _____2. Goods, such as clean air and clean water, that everyone must share _____3. All the activities use by citizens to influence the selection of political leaders or the policies they pursue. Voting is an example. _____4. The process by which policy comes into being and evolves over time. People?s interest, problems, and concerns create political issues for government policymakers.

The Federalist Papers : No. 10 To the People of the State of New York: