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Beliefs and attitudes towards different issues, events, and peoples.
(Green Card)
Public opinion
Organizations that seek to influence government policy to benefit its members or causes.
Interest groups
What is a political party’s goal?
(Pink Card)
Winning elections
What issue led to the demise of the Whig Party?
(Pink Card)
Slavery
People who benefit from a good or service without paying for it
Free riders
The power the media has to shape what American think about
Agenda setting
Who conducts public elections?
(Blue Card)
State and local governments
Organization that tries to influence the government by getting its members elected to office
Political party
A system that allows voters to rank candidates from most preferred to least preferred on the ballot.
Ranked choice voting
Party that believed in a weak national government with the states retaining most powers.
(Blue Card)
Jefferson Republicans
The procedure of asking loaded questions in order to subtly shape the respondents opinion.
Push Polls
The decline of partisan attachment within the electorate, the growth in the number of voters identifying themselves as independents, and the rise of split-ticket voting.
Dealignment
Rule that requires U.S. broadcasters to provide equal airtime to political candidates running for the same office.
(Green Card)
Equal times rule
An attempt by an individual or group to influence the passage of legislation by exerting direct pressure on members of Congress or state legislature.
Lobbying
Acts that restricted immigrants’ rights, allowed deportations, and criminalized government criticism.
Alien and Sedition Acts
Who do third parties represent?
The social and economic interests that are disregarded by the two other parties.
Primary that permits registered voters of one party to vote in the primary of a different party.
Open primary
One party controls the presidency while another party controls one or both houses of congress.
(Green Card)
Proportional Representation
Informal relationship of public officials, interest groups, and activists who are all concerned about the same policies.
Issue Network
Principle or belief that shapes views on government, policy, and society, such as freedom, equality, or justice.
(Blue Card)
Political value