What is Pluralism: a theory of gov emphasizing that many groups, each pressing for its prefered policies, compete and counterbalance one another in the political market
100
What political party did James Madison Identify with?
What is the Federalists
100
A team of men and women seeking to control the government apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election.
What is a Political Party
100
An organization of people with shared policy goals entering the policy process to achieve these goals.
What are Interest Groups
100
Specific locations from which news frequently emanates (ex. White House or Congress)
What is Beats
200
Name an interest group
What is NRA, AARP, NFIB, AFL-CIO, Chamber of Commerce, NEA, NGA, etc.
200
Name a minor party (one other than democrat, republican, or federalist)
What is Libertarians, Socialists, Reform, Green Party, etc.
200
The battle between parties for the power to control public officers.
What is party competition
200
A situation where individuals let others work to secure a collective good and then enjoy the benefit without contributing anything to the group effort.
What is Free-rider problem
200
Intentional news leaks for the purpose of assessing the political reaction
What is Trial Ballons
300
A communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed towards the gov.
What is Lobbying
300
Who started the new deal coalition?
What is Roosevelt?
300
Tasks of the party (name any one out of the 5)
What is
1) Parties pick candidates
2)Parties run Campaigns
3)Parties give cues to voters
4)Parties articulate Policies
5)Parties coordinate Policymaking
300
Selective perception
What is the phenomenon that people's beliefs often guide what they pay the most attention to and how they interpret events.
300
What major scandal was the turning point for the relationship between government and reporters?
What is Watergate Scandal
400
NAACP stands fo
What is National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
400
Who was the major opposing party to the democrats from 1828-1856 (Hint: Not Feds)
What is Whigs
400
What is Party image
What is a voters perception of what a party stands for such as conservatism or liberalism
400
Right to work laws
What is a state law that forbids the requirement of union membership as a condition of employment
400
What is Talking head and why do news outlets avoid it?
What is a shot of a persons face talking directly to the camera. Used rarely because it is visually unstimulating.
500
The Taft-Hartley Act permitted states to adopt ___to____ laws.
What is right to work laws
500
Name one of the basic elements of the new deal coalition according to our textbook.
What is urban dwellers, labor unions, Catholics and Jews, the poor, southerners, or African Americans.
500
The number of people identifying as independents has _____ since 1952.
What is risen.
500
one of the key inducements used by the party machines; given for political reasons rather than merit or skill.
What is Patronage
500
People who invest their "political capital" in an issue.