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The key to the accuracy of public opinion polls is

Class action lawsuits

________ is a communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a government decision maker, particularly in the legislative and executive branch, with the hope of influencing his or her decision.

Elite theory argues that a few groups (primarily the wealthy) have most of the power.

Socialism is

Amicus curiae briefs

Supreme Court justices often try to time their retirement

According to ________ theorists, interest groups compete and counterbalance one another in the political marketplace.

The term “minority majority” refers to the fact that

Those who are interested in the outcome of a case, but are not formal litigants, sometimes submit ________ briefs, raising points of view and presenting information that they hope will influence the Supreme Court’s decision.