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14 Cards in this Set
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Political Parties |
Organizations that nominate candidates to compete in elections and promote policy ideas |
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Ideology |
Core beliefs about nature & role of a political system |
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Ticket Splitting |
Voting for candidates of different political parties in a general election |
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Unified Government |
Both houses of the legislature and the governor’s office are controlled by the same party. Also called trifecta. |
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Divided Government |
One party controls the governor’s office and the other part controls the legislature chamber |
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Dealignment |
The weakening of an individual’s attachment to political parties |
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Interest Groups |
Organizations of like minded individuals who desire to influence government |
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Lobbying |
The process by which groups and individuals attempt to influence policy makers |
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Grassroots Lobbying |
Group mobilization of citizens to contact public officials on behalf of shared public policy views |
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Political Action Committees (PACs) |
Organizations that raise and distribute campaign funds to candidates for elective office |
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527 Groups |
Nonprofit, tax exempt political organizations set up to accept contributions and make expenditures in campaigns, although not explicitly connected to candidates |
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Direct Action |
A form of participation designed to draw attention to a cause. |
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Fake News |
False news stories that appear to be true typically spread on the internet |
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Soft Money |
Unregulated funds contributed to national political parties and nonparty political groups |
