Isabella YWPA pg.243
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| Refers to the historic practice of citizens waiting for and contacting representatives in the lobbies outside legislative chambers. | Lobbying
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| This act closed loopholes in the lobbying process, such as providing a stricter definition of a lobbyist. | Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
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| A paid representative of an interest group who tries to influence the policy decisions and views of a public official. | Lobbyist
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| Philosopher who argued that human beings had the capacity to perceive and understand higher or natural law that posed standards for human conduct. | John Locke
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| Federal laws or court rulings that compel cities and states to implement certain policies even if no financial aid is given. | Mandates
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| Books, films, radio, newspapers, TV, magazines, journals, and the Internet-all of which transmit information to the American people and their political leaders. | Mass Media
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| Tangible benefits, such as better salaries or improved working conditions, that an interest group may provide to its members. | Material Benefits
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| 1819 Supreme Court Case that established the concept of national supremacy. | McCulloch v. Maryland
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| Refers to the respective levels of media influence, from the most powerful to the outer circle of local news. | Media Circles
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| Refers to media corporations that, according to some authorities, have disproportionate power; thus, possibly endangering the American tradition of diversity of thought and expression. | Media Concentration
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| A political party that for reasons of ideology, economic protest, issues, or factionalism challenges the two major parties. | Minor Political Party
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| An economic approach that seeks control over the money supply and the cost of credit, primarily through the Federal Reserve System. | Monetary Policy
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| An interest group that lobbies congress to pass a 1984 law withholding federal highway funds from those states that did not raise the legal drinking age to 21. | Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
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| The 1995 act that allowed citizens to register to vote when applying for or renewing a driver's license or register via the mail. | Motor-Voter law
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| The NOC's responsibilities include hiring personnel, handling the party's administration, and being a spokesperson for a political party. | National Party Charperson (NPC)
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| The idea that states may not pass laws or enact policies that are in conflict with the constitution, acts of congress, or national treaties. | National Supremacy
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| Campaigning designed to raise questions about a candidates opponent by focusing on character deficiencies, especially through political commercials. | Negative Campaigning
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| Issue-oriented groups that typically focus on public interest, consumer, and environmental issues. | Non-Economic Interest Groups
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| The doctrine first proposed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison and later revived by John C. Calhoun that argued that the states could declare a federal law invalid if interpreted by them as a violation of the constitution. | Nullification
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| Spearheaded by Adolph Ochs, owner of the New York Times, objectives journalism avoided partisanship and exaggerated opinions, instead favoring the facts of a story and a presentation of all sides of an issue. | Objective Journalism
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