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an ongoing coalition of interests joined together to get its candidates for public office elected under a common label
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Political party
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the interest groups that support a party: tends to go for underdogs
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party coalition
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Party that tends to do best in suburbs south and midwest
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Republican
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Roles of Part organization
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~run candidates
~aggregate interest ~facilitate participation ~stimulate political interest |
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Why are the republicans ahead of the game (3)
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1)focus on state and local elections
2)invest in technology |
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What technological advances did the Republicans make first?(5)
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1)campaign colleges to train effective campaigning
2)database of electoral info 3)field reps to state and local offices 4)thinktanks 5)direct mail |
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Why is Democrats lagging behind
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1)politically slow, slow technology
2)usually have less available $ |
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what caused the decline in party organizations?
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1)change in candidate nominations
2)decline in patronage |
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What mistakes did the federalist make in order to lose power by 1816?
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1)overly sympathetic to england when people were profench
2)war 1812 3)unalbe to follow trend of time |
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a political system in which representatives of one political party hold all or almost all the major offices in government
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one party system
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a political system in which only 2 political parties have a realistic chance of controlling the major offices of government
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2 party system
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a political system in which 3 or more political parties effectively compete for political office and on one can win control of all offices
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multi-party system
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each party gains reps in propotrion to the votes they receive
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proportional representation system
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why does the US have a 2 party system
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1)electoral rules
2)restrictions on minor parties 3)attitudes of the american public |
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what restrictions are placed on minor Parties?
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1)rules est. by major parties
2)qualification rules for federal funding 3)suspension of the FCCs equal time and fairness doctrine-t.v. support |
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types of minority parties (4)
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1)protest (populist party)
2)ideological (libertarian) 3)single issue party (prohibition party) 4)slinter party (bull moose party) |
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party organized around a specific class of idea
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Ideological Party
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interest group who runs own candidates for office
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single issue party
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faction w/in major splits
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Bull moose party
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a new party system has taken the place of the old system due to a fundamental shift in the types of groups that support the parties
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realignment
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The role of minor parties is to
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1)articulate and popularize new ideas
2)Allow peope grievences to express themselves in a way not possible w/in the major party 3)usually no as cautions as major parties to expand the scope of conflict in politics |
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study back page of 9-29
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study back page of 9-29
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a transformation o fthe party system in which a previously dominant party loses its status but no new party takes its place
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dealignment
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private organizations that try to shape the public policy by inflencing the behavior of political decision making;serves as important instruments to attain demoocracy and serve public interest
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interest groups
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Interest group connected to the general welfare of the community and led by ideology, desire to advance general cause, and the commitment to some public policy
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Public interest group (citizen groups)
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interest group that tries to get gvmt to do things that will benefit general public
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Public interests groups
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interest group w/ some tangible stake that wish to protect or to advace by means of gvmt actions; selective benefits
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private interest groups (economic groups)
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interest group that represents enterprises that produce goods or services such as busiesses or agriculture
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producer groups
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interest group that represents te interests of professionals such as doctors, lawyers, dentiists
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professional groups
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primary role has been to protect the jobs of their members and work for max. wae and benefit levels
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professional groups
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interest groups that are difficult to place as public or private; government, think tank, astroturf groups
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Gray Area interest group
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lobbying that involves direct contact of the interests group repersentative and gvmt officials, no bribes, 1 on 1 persuassion
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inside game
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inside game most effective when
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1)issues are narrow and technical
2)doesn't need media attn. 3)no counteractive interest group |
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to be a good lobbyist one should
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1)spend time making ontacts w/ special people
2)make significant contributions to campaign |
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New breed lobbying which involves interest group efforts to mobilize public opinion to pressure elected officials
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the outside game
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The outside game shapes opinion by...
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1)publication of research results
2)advertising 3)maintaining working relationships with the meadia 4)political action |
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3 types of interest group inequalities
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1)representation
2)resource 3)access |
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representational inequalities in interest groups
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involves the question of whom intrerest groups represent. (2/3 Business) business stronger rep and permanence
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Resource inequalities in interest groups
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can afford to spend more $, business and pro. groups have more resources,
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tendency for regulatory agencies to become allies, protectors, ad advocates of te industries that they were inteded to reguleate
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carture
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political system in which interest groups help formulate and carry out government policies
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Interest group liberalism
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a 3 way arrangement n which an aliance is formed between a privateinterest group, a bureacratic agency, and a congressional committe
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Iron triangle
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News organizations and journalists of either the print, broadcast, or internet; highly selective potrayal of reality
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Media
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News must be an account of events which are (3)
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Timely, dramatic, compelling
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without the prescence of high quality info and debate you can't have
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Popular soverienty
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People who get their information from this tye of media are misinformed more misinformed but have pore confidence in their political views
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Radio
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Americans tend to be this about the quality of information of the mass media however they still are willing to accect the information as accurate
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skeptical
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4 roles for the media in a democracy
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common carrier
watchdog signaler public representative |
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officials try to get the most favorable coverage they can
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spin: it can fail and it can be legitimat or illegitimate
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The shrinking sound bite refers to
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tv is the way most people get their information, but politicians must deal with time limits and interruptions
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The media as a signaler
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alert the public in a timely manner, report the facts, clarify electoral choices (not always timely, reporting on politicians is superficial)
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critical political linkage serving as spokersperson/advocate for the public
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The media as public representative
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use power to question politicians for public interest
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advocacy (housing for poor, employment unfairness for minorities)
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acts to influence politics for own gain
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self interested (public representative)
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Journalists have a lack of accountablity because...
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they aren't elected, can't impeach them, but you can vote with youre wallet
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Idea that the media should dig up facts ad warn the public whn officialss do something wrong
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the media as watchdog (watergate, iraqi prisoner mistreatment scandal)
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this helps to ensure the media can expose officials wrongdoing w/out fear of censorship or prosecution; us has freest media
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1st amendment
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medias interpretation of a story affects how people think of economical, social issues
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framing
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press covers issues that push politicians towards one side or the other due to a change in public opinion
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indirect effect on policymaking
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media directly causes change through exposure of information
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direct effect on policymaking
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type of media that allows the average american with the opportunity to exercise their first amendment free speech, free press rights
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internet: also provided political leaders, organizations w/ a direct link to the public
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an easily created web page, made possible by free or inexpensive software that allows a user to create a diary like web page in a matter of minutes; uncensored, source of commentary or opinion
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BLOG; weB LOG
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a collective conversation on the web
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blogosphere
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Most likely blog users
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57% male
52% over 30 highspeed internet 42% earn over 50,000 |
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this is forcing more accountability on news organizations and getting a stronger say in the news
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blogs
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blogger authority is gained by (3)
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1. recent posts
2. influential issues 3. Other bloggers linking to your site |
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a quality very hard to define or measure in the news, involves personal judgement
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bias
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