Interest Groups

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OPEN PRIMARY

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A PRIMARY IN WHICH VOTERS DO NOT NEED TO DECLARE PARTY AFFILIATION

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CLOSED PRIIMARY

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VOTING IS LIMITED TO MEMBERS OF THAT PARTY

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CAUCUS

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A MEETING WHEREBY MEMBERS OF A PARTY SELECT THEIR DELEGATES.

DELEGATES ARE PEOPLE WHO COMMIT TO A CANDIDATE FOR THE PARTY'S NOMINATION

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REFERENDUM

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VOTE ON SUGGESTED LAWS. APPROVAL OF VOTERS

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INITIATIVE

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IS WHEN A CITIZEN PROPOSES A NEW LAW

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PROPOSITION

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LEGISLATION TO BE APPROVED OR REJECTED BY ELIGIBLE VOTERS

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RECALL

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IMPEACHING AN OFFICEHOLDER WHILE HE/SHE IS STILL IN TERM

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LITERACY TEST

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WERE GIVEN TO AFRICAN AMERICANS TO DETERMINE THEIR ELIGIBILITY TO VOTE

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SOCIOECONOMIC MODEL

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PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 65 AND PEOPLE WHO ARE MORE EDUCATED AND RICH ARE MORE LIKELY TO VOTE THAN OTHERS

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CAMPAIGN MANAGER

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HELPS PLAN BROAD OUTLINES OF CAMPAIGN

COORDINATES CAMPAIGN( WHERE TO GO, WHAT ISSUES TO DISCUSS)

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PAC

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POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

AN ORGANIZATION THAT RAISES AND SPENDS MONEY TO INFLUENCE ELECTION OUTCOMES

TYPES

CORPORATE -GAIN ACESS TO INCUMBENTS

IDEOLOGICAL- EDUCATE MEMBERS AND PUBLIC AND POLITICAL OFFICIALS

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DEMOCRATIC PARTY

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1828

ANDREW JACKSON AND THOMAS JEFFERSON

INITIALLY CONFLICTED WITH THE WHIG PARTY

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REPUBLICAN PARTY

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1854

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

DID NOT WANT EXPANSION OF SLAVERY

CONSIST OF EX WHIG MEMBERS AND EX DEMOCRATS

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REALIGNMENT

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DRASTIC CHANGE IN PARTY LOYALTIES DUE TO SOME TYPE OF CRISES

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CRITICAL ELECTION

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A DRAMATIC SHIFT IN THE ELECTORATE WERE THE MAJORITY PARTY IS REPLACED BY THE MINORITY

DEMOCRATS

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SOCIAL CAPITAL

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VALUE AND BENEFITS YOU GET FROM SOCIAL NETWROKING

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ROLE OF FEC

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION

REGULATES CAMPAIGN FINANCING

LIMITS CAMPAIGN SPENDING

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SOFT MONEY

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HARD TO REGULATE (PAC'S )

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HARD MONEY

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UNDER GOVERNMENT REGULATION

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FREE RIDER PROBLEM

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WHEN OTHERS BENEFIT FROM THE POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF OTHERS

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PSYCHOLOGICAL REASONS FOR TWO PARTY SYSTERM

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HISTORICAL CLAIMS OF LOYALTIES OF PARTIES

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STRUCTURAL REASONS

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SMDP

WINNER TAKES ALL

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ORGANIZATIONAL

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GROUPS IN EVERY STATE WOULD BE DIVIDED INTO THE TWO SAME PARTIES

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PARTY ORIENTED CAMPAIGN

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RELIES ON PARTY AFFILIATION

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ISSUE ORIENTED

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RELIES GROUPS THAT FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES

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IMAGE ORIENTED

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RELIES ON CANDIDATES PERSONAL QUALITIES

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PLURALIST THEORY

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POWER IS EVENLY DISTRIBUTED AMONG MANY GROUPS.

ALL GROUPS HAVE EQUAL POWER AND CAN BALANCE EACH OTHER OUT IN POLITICAL OUTCOMES

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ELIT THEORY

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POWER IS CONCENTRATED. RICH PEOPLE HOLD MORE POLITICAL POWER

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DIVIDED GOVERNMENT

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CONGRESS IS CONTROLLED BY ONE PARTY WHILE THE WHITE HOUSE IS CONTROLLED BY THE OTHER PARTY

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STRAIGHT TICKETING VOTING

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VOTING FOR CANDIDATES FROM THE SAME PARTY IN THE SAME ELECTION

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SPLIT TICKETING VOTING

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VOTING FOR CANDIDATES FROM DIFFERENT PARTIES FOR DIFFERENT OFFICES IN THE SAME ELECTION

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PARTY PLATFORM

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GOALS AND VIEWS OF PARTIES ON ISSUES

POLICY FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS

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WHY DO PEOPLE RUN FOR OFFICE

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TO INFLUENCE POLICY

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3 KEY RESOURCES THAT HELP GROUPS SUCCEED

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MONEY

-PACS

-MEMBERSHIP

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WHY DO PEOPLE JOIN GROUPS

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FINANCIAL INCENTIVES

-COMPANIONSHIP

-IDEOLOGICAL/MORAL BELIEFS

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MATERIAL BENEFITS OF JOINING GROUPS

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DISCOUNTS, INFORMATION, SHIRTS, MAGAZINES

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PURPOSIVE BENEFITS

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SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ACHIEVING GOALS

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SOLIDARY BENEFITS

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A SENSE OF COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE WHO THINK ALIKE

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HOW DO INTEREST GROUPS INFLUENCE ELECTIONS

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PAC'S

-EDUCATING THE PUBLIC/INFORMATION

-ENDORSEMENTS AND ADS

-LOBBYING

-MONITOR GOVT ACTIVITIES

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TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS

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ECONOMIC

-IDEOLOGICAL

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ECONOMIC INTEREST GROUPS

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EXAMPLES ARE CORPORATE, LABOR, AGRICULTURAL, PROFESSIONAL/TRADE

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IDEOLOGICAL

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RELIGIOUS, ENVIRONMENTAL, CONSUMER INTEREST

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THREE FACES OF POLITICAL PARTIES

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PARTY IN THE ELECTORATE

-PARTY ORGANIZATION

-PARTY IN GOVERNMENT

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PARTY IN ELECTORATE

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PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES WITH A PARTICULAR PARTY

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PARTY IN ORGANIZATION

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FORMAL STRUCTURE AND LEADERSHIP OF A POLITICAL PARTY (CONVENTIONS AND COMMITTEES)

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PARTY IN GOVERNMENT

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CONTROLS GOVERNMENT

ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS