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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | constitution | b. | executive power | c. | unitary
government | d. | parliamentary government | e. | presidential
government | f. | legislative power | | |
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A
____ is the body of fundamental laws setting out the principles, structures, and processes of
government.
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A
____, often described as a centralized government, is one in which all powers held by the government
belong to a single, central agency.
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Under
a system of ____, the government must resign if defeated by the legislature on an important
issue.
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____
is the power to make law and frame public policies.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | judicial
power | b. | democracy | c. | Federal
Government | d. | legislative power | e. | confederation | | |
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The
power to interpret laws, determine their meaning, and settle disputes within a society is known as
____.
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Independent states that agree to form a(n) ____ may still retain their separate
identities.
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The
structure of a ____ requires that power be divided between a state's central and local levels of
government.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | Anti-Federalists | b. | boycott | c. | Commerce and
Slave Trade Compromise | d. | Connecticut Compromise | e. | English Bill of
Rights | f. | Federalists | g. | Magna
Carta | h. | separation of powers | i. | representative
government | j. | Virginia Plan | k. | Petition of
Right | l. | charter colonies | m. | Articles of
Confederation | n. | proprietary colonies | | |
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called for representation in Congress by population or by the amount of money given to the central
government
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idea that government should serve the will of the people
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agreement that, in Congress, States be represented equally in the Senate and by population in the
House
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those for whom the Constitution represented a too-powerful central government
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first English charter of liberties which included such fundamental rights as trial by jury and due
process of law
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organized action to change opponents' behavior by refusing to buy or sell their goods
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statement that Parliament forced the king to sign, declaring that even a monarch must obey the law of
the land
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____
organized by people to whom the king had made a grant of land available and could be settled and
governed in whatever manner they saw fit
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | bicameral | b. | repeal | c. | charter | d. | constitution | e. | Federalists | f. | ratification | g. | unicameral | | |
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From
its one chamber, the ____ legislature of the Second Continental Congress exercised both legislative
and executive powers.
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The
colonists organized a boycott of all trade with England, hoping to force the ____ of restrictive
laws.
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Some
of the 13 colonies were established by ____, under a grant of authority from the English
crown.
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No
one opposed ____ of the Constitution more vehemently than Patrick Henry.
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INTERPRETING CHARTS
The events
leading up to the American Revolution and Constitutional Convention can be seen as a series of causes
and effects. Complete the chart below by filling in each box with the letter of the correct term from
the list on the right. The first one is done for you. You will not use all the
terms.
a. | Intolerable Acts | b. | need for strong
central government | c. | Stamp Act Congress | d. | creation of
army, money system, treaties | | |
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INTERPRETING CHARTS
The events
leading up to the American Revolution and Constitutional Convention can be seen as a series of causes
and effects. Complete the chart below by filling in each box with the letter of the correct term from
the list on the right. The first one is done for you.
a. | defeat of Great
Britain in American Revolution | b. | need for stronger central government | c. | Stamp Act
Congress | d. | Articles of Confederation | | |
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | amendment | b. | Bill of Rights | c. | checks and
balances | d. | constitutionalism | e. | article | f. | rule of law | g. | separation of
powers | | |
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A(n)
____ is a way to change the Constitution.
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The
government and its officers must obey the ____, which is another way of describing the concept of
limited government.
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A(n)
____ is one of the seven numbered sections of the Constitution.
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The
system of ____ helps keep one branch of government from dominating the actions of the
others.
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The
Constitution provides for the ____ by creating three distinct branches of government: legislative,
executive, and judicial.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | checks and
balances | b. | Bill of Rights | c. | executive
agreement | d. | formal amendment | e. | judicial
review | f. | unconstitutional | | |
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A(n)
____ carries the same force of law as a treaty.
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A
governmental action that denies someone fair and equal treatment under the law may be declared
____.
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The
first ten amendments are called the ____.
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Changes to the written provisions of the Constitution may be made only through the
process of ____.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | block
grant | b. | concurrent powers | c. | exclusive
powers | d. | revenue sharing | e. | reserved
powers | | |
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those powers exercised solely by the National Government
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federal aid given to States and local governments with virtually no conditions attached
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those powers held by the States, not granted specifically to the National Government by the
Constitution
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | Enabling
Act | b. | delegated
powers | c. | division of powers | d. | exclusive
powers | e. | Privileges and Immunities Clause | | |
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the separation of governmental powers between the National Government and the 50 State
governments
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those powers granted in the Constitution only to the National Government
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____
provides that a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the residents of another
State
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | act of
admission | b. | extradition | c. | grants-in-aid
program | d. | inherent powers | e. | enabling
act | f. | Privileges and
Immunities Clause | | |
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In
order for a new State to be admitted to the Union, Congress must pass a(n) ____ after a State
constitution has been approved by the people of the proposed State.
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States receive grants of federal land under a(n) ____ for the purpose of establishing
schools and colleges.
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Congress must pass a(n) ____ before a territory can write a proposed State
constitution.
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According to the ____, a State cannot take unfair advantage in its laws of the
residents of another State.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | act of
admission | b. | delegated powers | c. | enabling
act | d. | reserved
powers | | |
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A
territory seeking Statehood is first directed to prepare a State constitution by means of a(n)
____.
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The
National Government has three types of ____ that have been granted to it in the
Constitution.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | coalition | b. | political party | c. | major
parties | d. | minor party | e. | split-ticket
voting | f. | precinct | g. | pluralistic
society | | |
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____
the smallest unit of election administration
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____
a group of people joined together on the basis of common principles, who seek to control government
and public policy
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consisting of several distinct cultures and groups
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the dominant political parties in the United States
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casting ballots for candidates from different parties for different offices in the same
election
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | ward | b. | electorate | c. | minor
party | d. | plurality | e. | political
party | f. | split-ticket voting | g. | splinter
parties | h. | major parties | i. | bipartisan | | |
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____
a unit into which cities are divided for the election of city council members
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parties that have broken off from one of the major parties
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the greatest number of votes cast for a single office
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the people eligible to vote in any given election
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group that seeks to control government by winning elections and holding public office
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the two major parties acting together and cooperating when making decisions
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | economic protest
parties | b. | consensus | c. | two-party
system | d. | splinter party | e. | one-party
system | f. | minor party | | |
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Because the United States has a ____, the only candidates who have a reasonable chance
of winning an election are either Republicans or Democrats.
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Any
party that has less support than one of the major political parties in the United States is a(n)
____.
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Parties that want to express their discontent with the major parties and current
economy are known as ____.
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In
dictatorships, the ____ could more realistically be called a "no-party"
system.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | precinct | b. | splinter parties | c. | single-issue
parties | d. | partisanship | e. | coalition | | |
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Congress and the State legislatures are often organized on party lines and conduct
much of their business based on ____.
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61.
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____
seek to cause a change on one public policy matter.
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A
____ is a union of many people of diverse interests who have joined together.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | electorate | b. | poll tax | c. | literacy | d. | preclearance | e. | political
efficacy | f. | independent | g. | gerrymandering | h. | split-ticket voting | | |
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____,
a person's ability to read or write, is no longer used to qualify voters.
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Dividing electoral districts to limit the voting strength of a particular group is
known as ____.
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____
is the term regularly used to describe those people who have no specific major party
affiliation.
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People who do not believe their actions can affect politics have no sense of
____.
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In
the United States, the ____, or the potential voting population, is made up of nearly 200 million
people.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | party
identification | b. | straight-ticket voting | c. | franchise | d. | preclearance | e. | literacy | f. | transients | g. | split-ticket
voting | h. | political socialization | | |
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The
Voting Rights Act of 1965 declared that no new election laws could be enacted in any State without
____ from the Department of Justice.
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____
is the practice of voting for candidates of more than one party in any one election.
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People who are strongly loyal to a given party have strong ____.
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Persons living in a State for a short period of time are sometimes called
____.
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The
right to vote is known as suffrage, or ____.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | nomination | b. | coattail effect | c. | runoff
primary | d. | polling place | e. | blanket
primary | f. | closed primary | | |
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The ____
occurs when a strong candidate running for an office at the top of a ballot helps attract voters to
other candidates on the party's ticket.
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In the ____,
the two top vote getters in a direct primary face one another, with the winner receiving the
nomination.
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A ____ is
where voters who live in a particular precinct actually go to vote.
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A ____ is a
party nominating election in which only declared party members are allowed to vote.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | nomination | b. | general election | c. | open
primary | d. | nonpartisan election | e. | closed
primary | f. | political action committee | | |
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A(n) ____
is the naming of a candidate who will seek election for a public office.
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78.
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The ____ is
a party nominating election in which any qualified voter can participate.
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A ____ is a
special interest group that seeks to influence elections and affect public policy
decisions.
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Elections in
which candidates are not identified by party labels are known as ____.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | random
sample | b. | medium | c. | sample | d. | straw vote | e. | quota sample | f. | interest
group | g. | mass media | h. | sound bite | | |
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____ a means
of communication that transmits some kind of information
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82.
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____ private
organization that works to affect public policy in order to benefit its members'
concerns
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83.
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____ portion
of a population that can represent the whole population
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84.
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____ a
sharply focused, short report that can be aired in roughly 30 to 40 seconds
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85.
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____ a poll
that tries to assess opinion simply by asking the same question to a large number of
people
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | public opinion
poll | b. | opinion
leader | c. | public opinion | d. | quota
sample | e. | random sample | f. | mandate | g. | mass media | h. | sound bite | | |
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____
governmental or political attitudes held by a significant number of people
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____ a
sample in which each member of the universe has an equal chance of being included
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____ a
sample constructed to represent the major characteristics of the universe
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____ means
of communication that reach widely dispersed audiences at the same time
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____ the
instructions voters give to their elected officers
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | mandate | b. | public opinion | c. | public opinion
poll | d. | quota
sample | e. | mass media | f. | sample | g. | opinion leader | h. | interest
group | | |
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In a(n)
____, people are polled based on percentages that are set to reflect the makeup of the overall
group.
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Because so
many people were listening to the poet's political verses, he had become a(n) ____.
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In American
politics a(n) ____ refers to the instructions or demands a constituency gives to its elected
officials.
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The
President hoped to sway ____ by asking people to reconsider the issue based on new information that
had been revealed.
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The ____,
including television and radio, have a huge effect on the formation of public opinion.
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IDENTIFYING KEY TERMS
Match each
item with the correct statement below. You will not use all the terms. a. | public opinion
poll | b. | public
opinion | c. | quota sample | d. | peer
groups | e. | mass media | f. | public agenda | g. | public
affairs | h. | opinion leader | | |
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The senator
decided to check the results of a(n) ____ to obtain a sound indicator of how her constituency felt
about the issue.
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____ are
made up of the people with whom one regularly associates, including friends, classmates, neighbors,
and co-workers.
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98.
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Public
opinion includes only those views that relate to ____.
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The societal
problems that political leaders and citizens agree need government attention is known as the
____.
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100.
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A ____ is a
person who has more than the average influence on public opinion.
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