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mandate (election)
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perceptions of popular support for a program or policy based on the margin if electoral victory won by a candidate
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retrospective voting
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voting for or against a candidate or party on the basis of past Performance in office
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incumbent
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candidate currently in office seeking reelection
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name recognition
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public awareness of a candidate
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challengers
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in politics, a reference to people running against incumbent officeholders
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franking privilege
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free use for the U.S. mails granted to members of congress to promote communications with constituents
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PAC
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organizations that solicit and receive campaign contributions, unions, trade associations, and ideological and issue-oriented groups l, and their members, and distribute their funds to candidates
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FEC
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agency charged with enforcing federal election laws and dispersing public presidential election funds
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front-end strategy
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presidential political campaign strategy in which a candidate focuses on winning early primaries to build momentum
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big-state strategy
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presidential political campaign strategy in which a candidate focuses on winning primaries in large states
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front loading
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the scheduling of presidential primaries early in the year
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electoral college
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the 538 presidential electors whose votes officially elect the president
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swing state
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states that are not firmly democratic or republican
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interest groups
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organizations seeking to directly influence government policy
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majoritarianism
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tendency of democratic governments to allow the faint preferences of the majority to prevail over the intense feelings of minorities
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single-issue groups
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organizations formed to support or oppose government action on a specific issue
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free-riders
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people who do not belong to an organization or pay dues, yet nevertheless benefit from its activities
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lobbyist
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person working to influence government policies and actions
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access
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meeting and talking with decision makers, a prerequisite to direct persuasion
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grassroots lobbying
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attempts to influence government decision making by inspiring constituents to contact their representatives
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coalitions
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a joining together of interest groups (or individuals) to achieve common goals
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iron triangles
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mutually supportive relationships among interest groups, government agencies, and legislative committees with jurisdiction over a specific policy area
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revolving doors
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the movement of individuals from government positions to jobs in the private sector, knowledge, and contacts they acquired in governmental employment
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litigation
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legal dispute brought before a court
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amicus curai
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"friend of the court" a person, private group or institution, or government agency that is not a party to a case but participates in the case at the invitation of the court
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