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  1. 2. The national legislative body of the US, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Its members are elected in two year terms
  2. 6. A theory of gov and politics emphasizing that "politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies."
  3. 8. A legislature divided in two houses
  4. 10. Individuals who already hold office. In congressional elections incumbents generally win
  5. 11. An INFORMAL group composed of members of Congress sharing some interest or characteristic
  6. 12. The act of manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class.
  7. 14. Population changes
  8. 18. Reallocating seats in the HoR every 10 years based on results of census
  9. 20. The process by which we select our governmental leaders and what policies they pursue. Politics produces authoritative decisions about public issues)
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  1. 1. A theory of gov and politics contending that "groups are so strong that gov is weakened. It's extreme form of pluralism."
  2. 3. Describes the relationship between the few leaders and the many followers.
  3. 4. The exchange of support or favors, especially by legislators for mutual political gain as by voting for each other's bills
  4. 5. A system of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences.
  5. 7. The belief that individuals should be left on their own by the government. One of the primary reasons for the comparatively small scope of American government is the prominence of this belief in American political thought and practice.
  6. 9. Direct group involvement in the electoral process, for example, helping to fund campaigns, getting members to work for candidates, and forming political action committees
  7. 13. A theory of gov and politics contending that "societies are divided along class lines and that an upperclass elite will rule, regardless of the formal niceties of governmental organization."
  8. 15. A voting member of a community such as a congressman's district
  9. 16. Small proportion of people who are chosen in a survey to represent a whole
  10. 17. A "communication, by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a governmental decision maker with hope of influencing his or her decision
  11. 19. Designed to achieve policy change