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33 Cards in this Set
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Political Party
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-tries to get and maintain political power within government
-usually represents a specific ideology |
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Two-Party System
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two major political parties dominate voting in nearly all elections
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Multi-Party System
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three or more political parties have the capacity to gain control of government separately or in coalition
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Party Identification
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describes a voter's underlying allegiance to a political party
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Party Coalitions
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no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament
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New Deal Coalition
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people who supported the New Deal and voted for Democratic presidential candidates from 1932-1968, which made the Democratic Party the majority party
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Straight-Ticket Voting
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voting for candidates of the same party for multiple positions on the same ballot
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Split-Ticket voting
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voting for candidates of different parties for multiple positions on the same ballot
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Party Realignment
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a dramatic change in the political system.
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Nomination
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process of selecting a candidate for election to an office
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Primary Election
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-an election in which voters in a jurisdiction select candidates for a subsequent election
- allows parties to select candidates for office |
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Hard Money
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-money contributed directly to a candidate of a political party. -regulated by law in both source and amount
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Soft Money
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contributed to the political party as a whole
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Single Member Plurality District
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Winner takes all, person with the most votes wins, elects a singular or executive politician
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pluralism
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political power in society does not lie with the electorate but is distributed among a wide number of groups
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Proportional Representation
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aimed at securing a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates obtain in elections, and the percentage of seats they receive
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Air Wars
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Media Wars over airtime based on political party
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Candidate Centered politics
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candidates, not political parties, have most of the initiative and influence
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Party Centered Politics
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Politics centered around the views of a particular party
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Interest Group
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use various forms of advocacy to influence public opinion and/or policy
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Interest Group Liberalism
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pluralistic competition resulting from the broad expansion of public programs in the United States
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Iron Triangles
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the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy (executive), and interest groups.
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Issue Networks
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alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a single issue in government policy.
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Inside Lobbying
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meeting with lawmakers, testifying in committees, and providing analysis and information; inside the gov.
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PAC's
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a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect political candidates or to advance the outcome of a political issue or legislation.
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Grass Roots lobbying
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when everyday citizens contact their own legislators to try to influence legislation and policy
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Yellow Journalism
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a type of journalism that downplays legitimate news in favor of eye-catching headlines that sell more newspapers
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FCC
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Federal Communications Commission
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Scarcity Doctrine
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The regulation of broadcast frequencies
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Signaler Role
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the role of journalism to alert the world of an event
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common-carrier role
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provide an appropriate channel for politicians to use when communicating with the public
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watchdog role
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keeps an eye on politicians and holds them accountable
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public representative role
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journalism being a public spokesperson and advocate
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