| A | B |
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| Lobbying | making direct contact with lawmakers or other government leaders to try to influence government policy |
| Lobbyist | representative of an interest group |
| Interest group | people who share common policy interests or goals and organize to influence the government |
| Tariff | a tax on imported goods |
| Political action committee | an organization specifically designed to collect money and provide financial support for political candidates |
| Incumbent | a government official already in office |
| grandfather clause | a provision that makes an exemption in the law for a certain group based on previous conditions |
| Senatorial courtesy | the practice under which a President submits the name of candidate for appointment to the senators from the candidate's state before formally submitting it for full Senate approval |
| Splinter party | a political party that has split away from one of the major parties because of some serious disagreement |
| ordinance | law |
