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some of the voc. words from ch. 7-9

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show coattail effect  
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show runoff primary  
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show polling place  
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show closed primary  
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show candidate  
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show open primary  
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A _____ is a special interest group that seeks to influence elections and effect public decisions   show
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show nonpartisan election  
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A means of communication that transmits some kind of information   show
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show political action committee  
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portion of a population that can represent the whole population   show
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a sharply focused, short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 40 seconds   show
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show public opinon polls  
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govermental or political attitudes held by a signigicant number of people   show
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show random sample  
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a sample constructed to represent the major characteristics of the universe   show
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show mass media  
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show mandate  
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show quota sample  
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show opinion leader  
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show mandate  
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show public opinion  
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show mass media  
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The senator decided to check the results of a(n)___ to obtain a sound indicator of how her constituency felt about the issue   show
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___ are made up of the people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors, and co-workers   show
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show public affairs  
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The societal problems that political leaders and citizens agree need goverment attention are known as the   show
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A(n)____ is a person who has more than the average influence on public opinion   show
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