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Contemporary Liberals

They want everyone to do everything equally.


ie: taxes

Criticisms of Liberals

They want the government to do the majority of the work. They are often lazy and lack political involvement.



Traditional Conservatives

Emphasizes the need for the principals of natural law



Social Conservatives

Political ideologies centered around preserving traditional beliefs, atitutudes, and philosophy

Criticisms of Conseveratives

Don't view change well and they want to stick to the original constitution (original jurisdiction)



Moral Majority (Jerry Falwell)

organization with christian rights and the republican party. They believed in moral rights and liberty


Libertarianism

Laisse faire. Free market. Political philosophy

Bernard Sanders

Senator. Also called Bernie Sanders. Believes in free education and helping our cities. Running for 2016 election and wants to change minimum wage, bridges, public school, etc.

Ideology

ideas and ideals that form political ways of thinking and their party identification

Politcal Socialization

Seperation of the demographic process. When activity is separated from citizens and government

Demographics

Data relating to population and particular groups in your community you live in. i.e.:compton v. Sacramento. Different lifestyles

Political Press Poalition

Blogs, websites, etc about particular candidates about them for election purposes. Most bag on candidates and make them look bad to opponent.

Reinforcing Cleavages

Can relighted conflict between two parties and make them equal

Cross-cutting cleavages

When groups overlap each other with their views and ideologies constantly

Change in the solid south

Democratic party was in control so everything changed from being republican nation

Different %ages of ethnicity

White- 73%


Black- 13%


Hispanic- 8%


Asians- 2%

Bounding

PAC's collect contributions from caucuses and present them to candidates for support in elections



Gender gap

outcomes of what men/women achieve in labor markets. More men get more job opportunities and pay than women do.

Family Leave Act and SCHIP

It was a program for wounded soldiers and their families so that they had some kind of financial and mental support

Defense of Marriage Act

only 1 man and 1 women could get married and it was not allowed otherwise. gay marriage was not allowed



American Israrlei

managing to straighten relationships between americans and ilreal to make sure that their was no conflict and it was equal.

Gray Lobby

try to actively influence legislation

Mischief of factions

interest groups would seek to further their ends of the nation and make a bigger impact

pluralism

2 or more states group, etc that coexist and have conflict. 2 party states

Types of interest groups

1- economic


2- buisness


3- labor


4- agricultural


5- professional

Free Rider

When it consumes more than their fair share. Become greedy and can do whatever they want

Diff between open and closed shop

open is when they don't have to belong to a union. Closed hires only members from a union

Soft money

money donated to candidates for campaigning. outlawed by reform act



Amicus Curiae

Impartial advisor. used in courts to change legislatoin

cooperative lobbying

attempts to influence legislators and officials

Revolving door

Refers to a situation in with the same events occur over and over again


Issue Networks

alliance of various interest groups. They all join together and support certain candidates and laws

Iron triangle

relationship between bureaucracy, congressmen, and lobbyists

Political action commitee

raises monet privatly to influence elections and cadidates

3d house of congress

conference committee that discusses legislation

Leadership Pac's

politcal action committee that can be established by current members of congress

Quad Pro Quo

You scratch my back and ill scratch yours


5 techniques

Direct, indirect, inters groups, free rider, labor movements

Independent Ependitures

politcal campaign communication that advocates the election

Issue Advocacy

intended to bring problems to light and to find ways tho fix those problems

Impact of presidential debates

presedential debates let candidates talk about what they are going to do for the country and how they are going to attack other candidats

War chests

sum of money used for conducting a campaign or business

Broadcast Bank

company win over T.V stations and they support and show certain political party

2 ways PAC's influence public policy

1. public campaiging


2. public policy

McConnel v FEC

ban on soft money donations but upheld restrictions on advertising

2 ways to reform nominating process

1. highest ranking candidate in primary is given the nomination

2. higher people select candidate



fourth branch of government

press, the people, interest groups

Investigative Journalism

When a reporter revealed that the US was involved in the vietnam war. When they found out things and broadcast it widely

Media consolidation

fewer individuals organizations control shares of mass media

3 factors that limit media influence on public opinion

1. socioeconomic status


2. parental influence


3. nationality

2 examples that media is biased

1. reports new story in partial manner


2. only gives people what they want you to hear



Drudge report

American news aggregation website. Gets stories from US to international main media about politics

Photo ops

1. Media takes pics of candidates


2. high government officials


3. make them look better than they really are

4 examples that media makes a difference

1. younger people use the internet


2. TV is all about debates and campaigns


3. the radio talks about campaigns


4. older people read newspapers

Horse Race

practice in which journalists and reporters use in rigorous to government coverage and campaign coverage with emphasis on who is winning or losing

Karl Rove and Jeames Carville

Both replied during 2 political consultant debates on current issues