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iron law of oligarchy |
Robert Michels says that once a political party grows, there will be leadership. The stronger they are, the bigger leadership role. The political party begins to moderate their messageand underrepresent the people of the political party as it grows bigger and bigger. Becomes underrepresented of the general public needs and wants |
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public choice theory
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people who join groups are at self-interest and will benefit only their group
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Lipset’s argument |
argues that conflict is a necessary byproduct of politics. Without conflict, it would be illegitimate. |
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Divided government |
one political party controls one house of legislature, and the other controls the presidency, senate, congress. |
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Realignment
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a group of people change a political party, shift in party allegiances or electoral support
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SMDP- Single Member District Plurality |
The electoral system, which involves the twin principals of single winners chosen by a simple plurality vote encourages competition between only two parties within each electoral district |
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Split Ticket voting
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voters who research the candidates andvote for the one suitable for the position disregarding the different parties(better choice
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straight ticket voting
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A ballot cast for all the candidates of one party, picking candidate just because it's in the party you are
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Proportional representation
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parties take seats in the legislature based on the proportion they havewon
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campaign manager
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strategic and managerial tasks from fund raising to staffing campaign. also develops campaign strategy or blueprint for campaign
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Standard Socioeconomic model
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A relationship between socioeconomic status and conventional political involvement: people with higher status and more education are more likely to participate than those with lower status
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Federal Election Commission FEC
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Campaignfinancing for federal elections is heavily regulated through this
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