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Local Interests
| Relating to issues concerning a town, city, county, or within a state. |
Constituents
| People of a district who are represented by members of a law-making body. |
Regional Interests
| Relating to issues that impact two or more states bordering each other, or geographically close sections of the nation. For example: the Northeast, the Southwest, the Pacific Coast. |
Political Action Committees (PACs)
| An organization formed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates and issues. |
Media
| The different means of communicating information to reach large groups of people. For example: newspapers, television, radio, the internet. |
Gerrymandering
| The drawing of a voting district boundaries to gain an advantage in electsion for a political party, usually done by majority party in a state legislature. |
Political Parties
| A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy. |
National Interests
| Relating to issues that impact the entire country. |
Public Policy
| The course of action a government takes in response to some public issue or problem. |
Lobbyists
| A person who is paid to represent a special interest group by trying to influence legislators and the laws they pass. |
Special Interest Group
| An organized body of individuals who share common goals and try to influence public policy to meet those goals. For example: The National Rifle Association, the National Education Association. |
Public Opinion
| The ideas and attitudes a significant number of voters hold about issues such as abortion, gun control, or welfare. |
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