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Faction |
A term the founders used to refer to political parties and special interests or interest groups. |
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Pluralism |
A theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group. |
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Open shop |
A company with a labor agreement under which union membership cannot be required as a condition of employment. |
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Closed shop |
A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment. |
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Free rider |
An individual who does not to join a group representing his or her interests yet receives the benefit of the group’s influence |
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Federal register |
An official document, published every weekday, which lists the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies. |
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Amicus curiae brief |
Literally, a “friend of the court” brief, filed by an individual or organization to present arguments in addition to those presented by the immediate parties to a case |
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Lobbyist |
A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to try to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches |
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Revolving door |
Employment cycle in which individuals who work for governmental agencies that regulate interests eventually end up working for interest groups or businesses with the same policy concern. |
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Issue network |
Relationships among interest groups, congressional committees and subcommittees, and the government agencies that share a common policy concern. |
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Political action committee(PAC) |
The political arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds on a voluntary basis from members, stockholders, or employees to contribute funds to candidates or political parties. |
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Bundling |
A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like-minded individuals (each limited to $2000) and present them to a candidate or political party as a “bundle,” thus increasing the PAC’s influence. |
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Quid pro quo |
something given with expectation of receiving something in return |
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Issue advocacy |
Unlimited and undisclosed spending by an individual or group on communications that do not use words like “vote for” or “vote against,” although much of this activity is actually about electing or defeating candidates. |
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Nonpartisan election |
A local or judicial election in which candidates are not selected or endorsed by political parties and party affiliation is not listed on ballots. |
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Patronage |
The dispensing of government jobs to persons who belong to the winning political party. |
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Honeymoon |
Period at the beginning of the new president’s term during which the president enjoys generally positive relations with the press and Congress, usually lasting about six months. |
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Party convention |
A meeting of party delegates to vote on matters of policy and in some cases to select party candidates for public office. |
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Direct primary |
Election in which voters choose party nominees. |
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Crossovers voting |
Voting by member of one party for a candidate of another party. |
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Realigning election |
An election during periods of expanded suffrage and change in the economy and society that proves to be a turning point, redefining the agenda of politics and the alignment of voters within parties. |
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Laissez-faire economics |
Theory that opposes governmental interference in economic affairs beyond what is necessary to protect life and property |
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Dealignment |
Weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents. |
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Horse race journalism |
A close contest; by extension, any contest in which the focus is on who is ahead and by how much rather than on substantive differences between the candidates. |
