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________ 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.

The beginning of the Civil Rights Movement is marked by

The great majority of America’s judicial business is transacted in