Linkage Institutions

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Linkage institutions _________ people to government

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Connect

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These groups want to win elections and are not focused on a single issue

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Political Parties

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These groups are not focused on winning elections but focused on a particular issue.

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Interest groups

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What is the goal of political parties?

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To gain control of the government by winning elections

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What is the most common way that interest groups seek to influence policies?

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Lobbying Congress

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Political candidates spend the majority of the money they raise on

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media ads

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A group of people who seek to influence the government is called a

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Interest Group

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Which of the following IS NOT a part of the mass media?
Options:
internet,
television,
newspapers

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Lobbyists

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The U.S. is a __ system.

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two party

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A political action committee (PAC) is purposed to

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raise money for political candidates