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How is party competition seen in today's congress |
The republicans or democrats want to be more dominate in congress in order to have more power and control |
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What's the difference between political parties and interest groups |
Political parties have a more broader view on issues and have a political platform. Interest groups specialize in a specific problem or issue |
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Explain the political party as the "three headed giants" |
Party in the electorate is the largest component in the political party •party in the organization has a national office, a full time staff, and budgets •party in the government consists of elected officials who call themselves meme bee of the party |
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How is a political party and effective linkage institution ? |
The political party helps get the people wants to the government because if they win the elections then they can do what the people want |
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Describe the tasks of a political party |
•picking candidates-entitles the nominee to be listed on the general election ballet •run campaigns-coordinate political campaigns •give cues to voters-voter can rely on informational shortcut provided by their party affiliations •articulate policies-each party advocates specific policy alternatives •coordinate policy making-coordinating policymaking between executive and legislative branches |
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Rational choice theory |
Popular theory in political science to explain the actions of voters as well as politicians |
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Describe party in the electorate |
Party image, party identification,and ticket splitting describe party in the electorate because it means they identify with the party and work for the party |
