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Amiscus Curiae Brief "friends of the court" brief filed by an interest group to influence a Supreme Court decision.
Dealignment argument contention that parties are less meaningful to voters, who have abandoned the parties in greater numbers to become independents.
Divided Government government in which one party controls the presedency while another party controls government
elite theory theory that upper class elites exercise great influence over public policy
Factions term used by Madison to denote what we now call interest groups.
Fairness Doctrine FCC(no longer in effect) that required broadcasters to air a variety of viewpionts on their programs
Feeding Frency the media "attack" when they sense wrongdoing or scandal in government, and devote great amounts of coverage to such stories.
Free rider problem the problem faced by interest groups when citizens can reap the benefits of interest groups action without actually joining, participating in, or contributing money to such groups.
Horse race coverage the tendency of the media to report on an election campaig as if it were a horse race, who is ahead, who is behind, who is gaining ground.
Iron Triangle an informal association of federal agency, congressional committee, and interest group that is said to have heavy influence over policy making.
Litigation the act or process of carrying out a lawsuit
Lobbying attempting to influence policy makers.
Nonpartisan Elections elections in which candidates are not identified by party membership on the ballot
Office column Ballot ballot in which candidates are arranged by office rather than party. Encourages split ticket voting.
Party Column Ballot ballot in which candidates are arranged by party rather than office. Encourages straight ticket voting.
Photo Opportunity a staged campaign event that attracts faorable visual media coverage, a candidate reading to a group of school children.
Pluralism theory that policy making is the result of interest group competion.
Political Action Committee(PAC) an interest group that raises funds and donates to election campaigns.
Patronage appointing loyal party members to governemnt positions.
Revolving door the cycle in which a person alternately works for the public sector and private sector, thus blurring the individuals sense of loyalty.
Selective exposure the practice of selectively choosing media sources which are in harmony with one's own beliefs
Selective perception the practice of perceiving media messages the way one wants to.
Sound bite a short, pithy comment that is likely to attract media attention
Spin control placing a certain slant on a story to deflect negative public attention against a candidate or office holder.
Unit rule an abandoned rule of the Democratic Party national convention i which the candidate with the most delegates from a state won all of the state's convention votes.
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