Party Origins & History
Organized group aiming to elect candidates
What is a Political Party?
The "Winner-Take-All" electoral system
What is a Plurality System?
Organizations that advocate specific policies
What is an Interest Group?
The widening ideological gap between parties
What is Political Polarization?
Attempting to influence policymakers
What is Lobbying?
The coalition of labor, farmers, and urban dwellers
What is the New Deal Coalition?
The law linking plurality systems to two parties
What is Duverger's Law?
Example: The AFL-CIO
What is a Labor Group?
Strong dislike of the opposing party
What is Negative Partisanship?
What does "PAC" stand for?
What is a Political Action Committee?
2009 movement opposing the Affordable Care Act
What is the Tea Party?
Term for basing a vote on past performance
What is Retrospective Voting?
Why individuals hesitate to join a group
What is the "Logic of Collective Action" ("Free Rider")?
Consequence of polarization in Congress
What is legislative gridlock?
1995 act requiring registration
What is the Lobbying Disclosure Act?
Party that shifted conservative in the South
What is the Republican Party?
Name a minor party from the notes
What are the Libertarian, Green, or Constitution Parties?
"Friend of the court" legal briefs/arguments
What is an Amicus Curiae brief?
What causes a decline in civil discourse?
What is Negative Partisanship?
2007 act that tightened lobbying rules
What is the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act?
Definition: Strong support for a party
What is Partisanship?
Term for a candidate without party affiliation
What is an Independent?
Why do interest groups form?
To overcome the challenges of collective action?
Voter's enduring loyalty to a party
What is Party Identification?
Who enforces disclosure requirements?
What are Government Agencies?