Political Parties, Interest Groups, PAC, 527
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sportyperson246 on March 10, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 political parties | group of ppl, common political goals, hope to influence during election process, parties run candidates for office to represent political agenda of party members, therefore serve as institutional link between electorate and politicians |
| two-party system | Dem. and Rep, reinforced by the nation's electoral system |
| primary election | election held by majority of states, select nominees for political parties, individual appears on ballot during general elections |
| bolter parties | AKA splinter, unite when feeling that major parties not responding to demands of some segment of electorate |
| doctrinal parties | reject the prevailing attitudes and policies of the political system |
| single-issue parties | formed to promote one principle; ex: American Independent Party |
| Independent candidates | run without party affliation |
| platform | statement of purpose and policy objectives drafts and approved by PP at national conventions, rarely exert influence on day to day politics |
| national convention | occasion where PP announces pres. nominee and reveal party platform for next 4 years; now just a media event and nominees already selected by primary election results |
| soft money | political donation made to parties for purpose of general party maintenance and support (get out to vote, issue advocacy, promote party), banned in 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) aka McCain-Feingold Bill |
| split-ticket voting | when you vote for candidates from different parties in the same election. |
| party dealignment | refers to weakening ties between two major political parties and the voters; voters increasingly identify themselves as independents |
| party realignment | An election or set of elections in which the electorate responds strongly to an extraordinarily powerful issue that has disrupted the established political order. A realignment has a lasting impact on public policy, popular support for the parties and the composition of the party coalitions. |
| divided govt | pres control one party, congress controls the other |
| critical election | new party come to dominate politics |
| coalition | combination of groups who work together to achieve political goal, also forms among legislaltors |
| amicus curiae briefs | "friend of the court", individual or organization file lawsuits to why they are not a party, so judge considers info during a case |
| class action suits | lawsuits by a group of people |
| influence peddling | practice of using friendship and inside info to get political advantage |
| Federal Election Campaign Act | allows corporations, unions, and trade associations to form PACS |
| political action comittees | formed to raise campaign funds |
| 527 groups | tax-exempt organization promotes political agenda but have no candidate |
| party bases | greatest ideological diffs (libs and cons) |
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