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| 1 | A group that shares interest in goals, has _____ structure and has a desire to influence political policy; differ from parties because membership base narrower and more focused on policy issues while parties focus on elections |
| 4 | A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or candidates for public office and to _____ the platform A meeting of political party members to conduct party business |
| 5 | A movement among voters toward nonpartisanship, resulting in a weakening of party structure. A general decline in partisan identification and _____ in the electorate |
| 7 | The constant process of forming the list of issues to be addressed by the government |
| 8 | Bipartisan Campaign _____ Act of 2002 |
| 9 | A political campaign adviser who tries to convince journalists of the truth of a particular _____ of events |
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| 2 | Class _____ Lawsuit |
| 3 | - note their power - people can create something everyone reads - new way to get information - how do we react? .. impact .. people can create news themselves .. Editorial outlet for everyday people - part of new media |
| 6 | Constitutional doctrine that prevents the government from prohibiting speech or publication _____ the fact; generally held to be in violation of the First Amendment |