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AP GOV Chapter 6 Notes (JR DREVELUS)

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US Gov and Politics
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Political terminology
Advocacy group
Lobbying
Public choice theory
Military-industrial complex
Pluralism
Political party
Political faction
United States Congress
Social group
Lobbying in the United States
Politics of the United States

Interest Groups Past & Present- The Mischief?s of faction Factions: groups with common interests Factions are modern political parties Factions were discussed in federalist 10 (federalist ten= Madison=factions Federalist # 10 ?the latent causes of faction are in the nature of man? meaning unavoidable All individuals persue self interest, seek power, sometimes over others Madison?s definition of factions: citizens uniting by a common interest Cont. The constitution limits factions (separation of powers, ((divided government)) ) Constitution encourages completion instead of elimination Pluralism- theory that government holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group Pluralism hasn?t always worked in practice

AP GOV Chapter 7 Notes (JR DREVELUS)

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Political terminology
elections
Political parties in the United States
Political party
Realigning election
Primary election
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Third party
Republican Party
Dealignment
Two-party system

Chapter 7 Notes Divided Government When one party has control of one or two houses of Congress and the other party has the Presidency Decentralization Party Identification When a person indentifies with a certain political party Honeymoon When a new president is elected, the media gives him a free pass for a while and will only attack him later Party Regular Support the party first before specific candidates Candidate Activists Support a candidate and find party as means to elect that candidate Issue Activists Support an issue and push for a party to also support that issue Soft/Hard Money Soft money (unlimited) ? Voter registration and voter turnout / can?t favor party Hard money (limited) ? party activites Party Reforms When a party changes its stance on issues

chapter 7 outline

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Political parties in the United States
public opinion
Survey methodology
Politics
Crowd psychology
Conservatism in the United States
Conservatism
Republican Party
Opinion poll
Democratic Party
Independent
Political party

Krisa Cassidy 7-1 Public Opinion and Democracy Gettysburg Address-- US has a gov of the people, by the people, and for the people the federal government's budget is not balanced the people have opposed busing the ERA was not ratified most Americans opposed Clinton's impeachment most Americans favor term limits for Congress Government not intended to do "what the people want" Framers of Constitution aimed for substantive goals Popular rule was only one of several means toward these goals. Large nations feature many "publics" with many "opinions." Framers hoped no single opinion would dominate Reasonable policies can command support of many factions Limits on effectiveness of opinion polling; difficult to know public opinion

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elections
Politics
Government
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics
Advocacy group
Primary election
Ticket
Political party
Coattail effect
Superdelegate
Split-ticket voting
United States Congress
behavior
Human development
Interpersonal relationships
Love
Psychoanalysis
Human behavior
Attachment theory
Evolutionary biology
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Concentration 3 AP Government Review? Political parties, interest groups, and mass media: mechanisms that facilitate the communication of interests and preferences by like-minded citizens (10-20%) Political parties and elections (including their functions, organization, historical development, and effects on the political process) Interest groups (including pacs) The range of interests that are or are not represented The activities of interest groups The effects of interest groups on the political process The unique characteristics and roles of pacs in the political process The mass media The functions and structures of the media The impacts of media on politics? Key terms Caucus Congressional campaign committee Direct primary Economic protest party

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US Gov and Politics
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elections
Politics
Government
Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics
Advocacy group
Primary election
Ticket
Political party
Coattail effect
Superdelegate
Split-ticket voting
United States Congress
behavior
Human development
Interpersonal relationships
Love
Psychoanalysis
Human behavior
Attachment theory
Evolutionary biology
Personal life
Technology

Concentration 3 AP Government Review? Political parties, interest groups, and mass media: mechanisms that facilitate the communication of interests and preferences by like-minded citizens (10-20%) Political parties and elections (including their functions, organization, historical development, and effects on the political process) Interest groups (including pacs) The range of interests that are or are not represented The activities of interest groups The effects of interest groups on the political process The unique characteristics and roles of pacs in the political process The mass media The functions and structures of the media The impacts of media on politics? Key terms Caucus Congressional campaign committee Direct primary Economic protest party
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