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| citizen | a legal member of a nation or country |
| citizenship | having the rights, duties, privileges of a citizen |
| legal | allowed by law; related to the law |
| civics | the study of citizenship and government |
| obligations | legally required actions (e.g. obeying the law) |
| duty | obligations that are legally required actions |
| jury | a group of citizens who are responsible for determining the guilt of the accused in a criminal trial |
| responsibility | voluntary actions that serve the community |
| Selective Service | registers young men for the military should the need arise to have a draft |
| common good | what is good for the larger community |
| bias | a prejudice in favor or against someone or something |
| media | the main means of mass communication (e.g. broadcast, print, online) |
| influence | the capacity to have an effect on the behavior of someone else |
| interest group | a group of people who seek to influence government |
| lobbying | to seek to influence the lawmaking process |
| lobbyist | a person who takes part in an effort to influence the lawmaking process |
| political action committee (PAC) | an organization that raise money to influence elections or lawmaking |
| public agenda | political issues that the public believe are important |
| public policy | the principles, often unwritten, on which social laws are based |
| political communication | how to communicate with the public regarding political issues and topics |
| propaganda | information used to promote an idea or persuade people |
| symbolism | the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities |
