Unit 5 gov

linkage institution

Linkage institutions

15th Amendment

19th Amendment

24th Amendment

26th Amendment

Voter turnout

Political efficacy

Electoral College

winner-take-all system

battleground state

swing state

Super PAC

divided government

delegate

superdelegate

primary election

open v. closed primary

caucus

front-loading

national convention

two-party system

proportional representation

single-member plurality system

third party

interest groups

participatory democracy

pluralist theory

elitist theory

free riders

lobbying

revolving door

amicus curiae brief

iron triangle

issue network

news media

agenda setting

mass media

investigative journalism

broadcast media

media consolidation

horse-race journalism