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Interest Group
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A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government
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Public-Interest Group
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Groups who are concerned about the public interest
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Lobbying
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Groups who try to influence government policy by making direct contact with lawmakers or government leaders
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Lobbyist
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The representatives of interest groups who do the lobbying
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Public Opinion
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Includes the ideas and attitudes that a significant number of americans hold true about government and political issues
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Peer Group
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An individual's close friends close friends, religious groups, clubs, and work groups
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Mass Media
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The internet, tv, radio, newspapers, magazines, movies, and books
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Political Culture
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A set of basic vlaues and beliefs about a nation and its government that most states share
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Biased Sample
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A group that does not accurately represent the larger population
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Universe
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The group of people who are to be studied
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Representative Sample
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A small group of people who are typically of that universe
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Random Sampling
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A technique in which everyone in that universe has an equal chance of being selected
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Sampling Error
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A measurement of how much the sample results mght differ from the sample universe
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Cluster Sample
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Organizes, or clusters, people by geographical divisons
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