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| 7681810432 | Political Party | A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy Four Key Functions: selecting candidates to run for office, keeping the other political parties in check, keeping the public informed on important issues, and organizing the government | 0 | |
| 7681810433 | Selecting candidates to run for office Keeping the other political parties in check Keeping the public informed on issues Organizing the government | Four Key Functions of Political Parties | 1 | |
| 7681810434 | Critical Elections | An electoral "earthquake" where new issues emerge, new coalitions replace old ones, and the majority party is often displaced by the minority party. Such periods are sometimes marked by a national crisis and may require more than one election to bring about a new party era | 2 | |
| 7681810435 | 1932 Critical Election | Roosevelt (D) vs. Hoover (R) Backdrop from the Great Depression, Roosevelt used this to attack Hoover and promised a New Deal to fix the economy Roosevelt won in landslide victory | 3 | |
| 7681810436 | 1968 Critical Election | Major realigning election as it permanently disrupted the New Deal coalition Nixon (R) vs. Humphrey (D) vs. Wallace (Third Party) Nixon won | 4 | |
| 7681810437 | Major Party | A political party that holds substantial influence in a country's politics EXAMPLE: Democrat, Republican | 5 | |
| 7681810438 | Minor Party | A political party that plays a smaller (sometimes even insignificant in comparison) role than a major party in a country's politics & elections EXAMPLE: Libertarian, Green Party | 6 | |
| 7681810439 | Early Parties | Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans (economics) Democrats vs. Whigs (Jackson/Anti-Jackson) | 7 | |
| 7681810440 | Split Ticket | Voting for candidates of different parties for various offices in the same election | 8 | |
| 7681810441 | Straight Ticket | Voting for candidates who are all of the same party | 9 | |
| 7681810442 | Dealignment | Weakening of partisan preferences that points to a rejection of both major parties and a rise in the number of independents | 10 | |
| 7681810443 | Party Machine | Groups who recruit people by offering jobs, often increase voter turnout | 11 | |
| 7681810444 | Party Platform | A political party's statement of its goals and policies for the next four years Drafted prior to the party convention by a committee whose members are chosen in rough proportion to each candidate's strength The best formal statement of a party's beliefs | 12 | |
| 7681810445 | Ideological Parties | A party that values principled stands on issues above all else EXAMPLE: Socialist party | 13 | |
| 7681810446 | Factional Parties | Party's that are created by a split in a major party EXAMPLE: Bull Moose party | 14 | |
| 7681810447 | Democrats | Coalition Members: African-Americans, Blue-Collar Workers, Women, Liberals Party Structure: National Convention (state & local) Platform: Pro-choice, higher taxes on the rich, environmental regulations | 15 | |
| 7681810448 | Republican | Coalition Members: Christian Conservatives, Libertarians, Tea Party Party Structure: National Convention (state & local) Platform: Pro-life, big business, flat tax | 16 | |
| 7681810449 | Third Parties | Electoral contenders other than the two major parties American third parties are not unusual, but they rarely win elections | 17 | |
| 7681810451 | Party Polarization | When political parties move farther away from each other ideologically and also move away from the center | 18 | |
| 7681810452 | Two Party System | An electoral system with two dominant parties that compete in national elections | 19 | |
| 7681810453 | Our electoral college system favors two-party system because of the winner-take-all system | Why Do We Have the Two Party System? | 20 | |
| 7681810454 | Interest Group | A collection of people who share a common interest or attitude and seek to influence government for specific ends. Interest groups usually work within the framework of government and try to achieve their goals through tactics such as lobbying | 21 | |
| 7681810455 | Lobbying | A strategy by which organized interests seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of the legislature | 22 | |
| 7681810456 | 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 | 23 | |
| 7681810457 | United States v. Harriss (1954) | US Supreme Court ruled that the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1954 applied to direct contacts with member of Congress. | 24 | |
| 7681810462 | Ideological Interest Groups | Political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles | 25 | |
| 7681810463 | Public Interest Interest Groups | Claim to be working for the good of all, common cause | 26 | |
| 7681810467 | NAACP | Goal to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination Primary tactic: to remove barriers through democratic process and litigate | 27 | |
| 7681810468 | ACLU | Goal to preserve individual rights and liberties the constitution and US laws guarantee to citizens Primary tactic: civilian court cases and litigate | 28 | |
| 7681810469 | NOW | Goal to take action to bring women into full participation in the movement of American society, equal partnership of sexes Primary tactic: media representation, justice, voter mobilizations, court cases | 29 | |
| 7681810470 | AMA | Goal to have a significant positive impact on physician training and the medical profession Primary tactic: public support, health programs, projects and free clinics | 30 | |
| 7681810471 | Sierra Club | Goal is to raise awareness for environmental issues Primary tactics are litigating, protest, and lobbying | 31 | |
| 7681810472 | AARP | Association of American Retired Persons; elderly group concerned with Medicare and Social Security; primary tactics electioneering & grassroots mobilization | 32 | |
| 7681810473 | NRA | Goals are second amendment protection Primary tactics are TV ads, lobbying Congress, and giving ratings | 33 | |
| 7681810474 | AIPAC | Goals are promoting relationships between US and Israel Primary tactics are lobbying | 34 | |
| 7681810475 | AFL-CIO | Goals are workers rights, labor union rights, and promoting trade Primary tactics are allying with the liberal side occasionally | 35 | |
| 7681810477 | Federalist #10 | An essay composed by James Madison which argues that liberty is safest in a large republic because many interests (factions) exist Such diversity makes tyranny by the majority more difficult since ruling coalitions will always be unstable | 36 | |
| 7681810478 | Coalition Building | Process by which parties come together to form a coalition EXAMPLE: Green party forms Sierra Club | 37 | |
| 7681810479 | Public Policy | A choice that government makes in response to a political issue A policy is a course of action taken with regard to some problem | 38 | |
| 7681810480 | Pluralism | Pluralism is the theory that a multitude of groups, not the people as a whole, govern the US and coexist Some interest groups dominate our government because they take over the people who are unwilling and spend more than needed | 39 | |
| 7681810481 | Revolving Door | Moving from an influential government position to the private sector | 40 | |
| 7681810482 | Iron Triangle |  | 41 | |
| 7681810483 | Lobby government Election activities Mobilize public Start social movements Educate public | Five Tactics Interest Groups Use to Influence Government and Public Policy | 42 | |
| 7681810484 | Trust | What Prevents Lobbyists from Misleading Legislators | 43 |
