Term Limits Vocab

4. the phenomenon of people moving from jobs in government to jobs in private companies they were in charge of regulating, or to lobbying jobs
6. a politician who already occupies a political office
7. a person who creates or passes legislation (laws)
8. limits on the number of terms that a politician can hold a certain political office
12. to attempt to convince legislators to pass specific laws
14. the activity of raising money, often through donations
15. organizations that can fundraise unlimited amounts of money to support specific candidates during their elections
16. the phenomenon of people or legislators adopting increasingly opposed and confrontational political stances
17. a group of people with shared political beliefs, who organize to get like-minded politicians elected and influence laws
18. the practice of creating political districts to give one party an electoral advantage

1. a group created to lobby for specific laws, often with the support of wealthy companies or individuals
2. laws aimed at benefiting a politician's constituents specifically, instead of the whole country
3. the government body that is responsible for creating legislation (laws)
5. a member of the group that elects a specific politician
9. a person who is paid to lobby legislators
10. having to be responsible for what you do and explain yourself if asked
11. a situation in which all actions are blocked, meaning nothing can be accomplished
13. involving members from two (both in the US) political parties