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Technique of persuasion aimed at creating a certain popular belief
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propaganda
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PAC (Political Action Committee) that concentrates on one issue
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single-interest group
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Activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators
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lobbying
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of or from the common people
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grass roots
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interest group that tries to promote the common good, rather than the narrow interests of its members
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public-interest group
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As a technique, however, propaganda is neither __________; it is amoral.
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moral or immoral (good or bad)
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Interest groups try to influence the behavior of ________ political parties.
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both major
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_________ a) urge strict or lax enforcement of laws that bear on their interest group, b)advise legislators on the content and wording of laws, c)try to influence how the courts interpret laws after they are passed.
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Lobbyists
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___________ is the most significant long-term force in American politics.
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Public opinion
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Federal law requires that lobbyists to register with the _________ and the _________.
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clerk of the house, secretary of the Senate
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