POP1
"Path Dependency" is a feature of this POP.
What is the History Principle?
Past Supreme Court rulings like Brown v. Board of Education continue to affect legal decisions on education and racial equality today.
How does precedent reflect the History Principle?
This founding father warned against the "baneful effects of the spirit of party" in his farewell address.
Who is George Washington?
A type of benefit offered by interest groups that includes discounts, goods, or services.
What are material benefits?
An Economic Theory of Democracy?
Who is Anthony Downs?
This principle suggests that politicians, voters, and bureaucrats act with specific goals in mind.
What is the Rationality Principle?
Individuals benefit from group efforts but may not contribute, a phenomenon known as this.
What is free riding?
This term describes a period when voters abandon traditional party loyalties.
What is dealignment?
This concept explains how interest groups offer incentives to maintain membership despite collective action problems.
What are selective benefits?
"The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics"
Who is Philip Converse?
This principle states that formal and informal rules shape political behavior.
What is the Institution Principle?
This term describes the idea that individuals weigh costs and benefits before taking political action.
What is rational choice?
Ken Martin is currently the chair of this committee.
What is the Democratic National Committee (DNC)?
A benefit that gives members a sense of belonging or networking opportunities.
What are solidary benefits?
The Logic of Collective Action
Who is Mancur Olson?
This principle suggests that political decisions result from the mix of personal interests and governmental processes.
What is the Policy Principle?
The way legislative rules shape policy outcomes, such as requiring a supermajority to override a filibuster, is an example of this principle.
What is the Institution Principle?
This "face" of political parties includes formal structures such as National Conventions, National Committees, and Congressional Campaign Committees.
What is the party in organization?
These goods are non-excludable and non-rivalrous.
What are public goods?
The Idea of a Party System
Who is Richard Hofstadter?
This principle explains why governments struggle to get individuals to contribute to public goods.
What is the Collective Action Principle?
A law passes through Congress but is then struck down by the Supreme Court, illustrating how policy is shaped by both preferences and procedures.
What is the Policy Principle?
This "law" argued that single-member districts with plurality voting (first-past-the-post) tend to produce two-party systems.
What is Duverger’s Law?
This is the term for individuals who incur the costs of organizing collective action?
What is a political entrepreneur?
"An Exchange Theory of Interest Groups"
Who is Robert Salisbury?