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Contemporary Liberals |
They want everyone to do everything equally. ie: taxes |
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Criticisms of Liberals |
They want the government to do the majority of the work. They are often lazy and lack political involvement. |
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Traditional Conservatives |
Emphasizes the need for the principals of natural law |
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Social Conservatives |
Political ideologies centered around preserving traditional beliefs, atitutudes, and philosophy |
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Criticisms of Conseveratives |
Don't view change well and they want to stick to the original constitution (original jurisdiction) |
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Moral Majority (Jerry Falwell) |
organization with christian rights and the republican party. They believed in moral rights and liberty
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Libertarianism |
Laisse faire. Free market. Political philosophy |
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Bernard Sanders |
Senator. Also called Bernie Sanders. Believes in free education and helping our cities. Running for 2016 election and wants to change minimum wage, bridges, public school, etc. |
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Ideology |
ideas and ideals that form political ways of thinking and their party identification |
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Politcal Socialization |
Seperation of the demographic process. When activity is separated from citizens and government |
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Demographics |
Data relating to population and particular groups in your community you live in. i.e.:compton v. Sacramento. Different lifestyles |
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Political Press Poalition |
Blogs, websites, etc about particular candidates about them for election purposes. Most bag on candidates and make them look bad to opponent. |
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Reinforcing Cleavages |
Can relighted conflict between two parties and make them equal |
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Cross-cutting cleavages |
When groups overlap each other with their views and ideologies constantly |
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Change in the solid south |
Democratic party was in control so everything changed from being republican nation |
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Different %ages of ethnicity |
White- 73% Black- 13% Hispanic- 8% Asians- 2% |
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Bounding |
PAC's collect contributions from caucuses and present them to candidates for support in elections |
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Gender gap |
outcomes of what men/women achieve in labor markets. More men get more job opportunities and pay than women do. |
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Family Leave Act and SCHIP |
It was a program for wounded soldiers and their families so that they had some kind of financial and mental support |
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Defense of Marriage Act |
only 1 man and 1 women could get married and it was not allowed otherwise. gay marriage was not allowed |
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American Israrlei |
managing to straighten relationships between americans and ilreal to make sure that their was no conflict and it was equal. |
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Gray Lobby |
try to actively influence legislation |
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Mischief of factions |
interest groups would seek to further their ends of the nation and make a bigger impact |
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pluralism |
2 or more states group, etc that coexist and have conflict. 2 party states |
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Types of interest groups |
1- economic 2- buisness 3- labor 4- agricultural 5- professional |
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Free Rider |
When it consumes more than their fair share. Become greedy and can do whatever they want |
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Diff between open and closed shop |
open is when they don't have to belong to a union. Closed hires only members from a union |
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Soft money |
money donated to candidates for campaigning. outlawed by reform act |
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Amicus Curiae |
Impartial advisor. used in courts to change legislatoin |
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cooperative lobbying |
attempts to influence legislators and officials |
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Revolving door |
Refers to a situation in with the same events occur over and over again
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Issue Networks |
alliance of various interest groups. They all join together and support certain candidates and laws |
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Iron triangle |
relationship between bureaucracy, congressmen, and lobbyists |
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Political action commitee |
raises monet privatly to influence elections and cadidates |
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3d house of congress |
conference committee that discusses legislation |
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Leadership Pac's |
politcal action committee that can be established by current members of congress |
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Quad Pro Quo |
You scratch my back and ill scratch yours
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5 techniques |
Direct, indirect, inters groups, free rider, labor movements |
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Independent Ependitures |
politcal campaign communication that advocates the election |
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Issue Advocacy |
intended to bring problems to light and to find ways tho fix those problems |
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Impact of presidential debates |
presedential debates let candidates talk about what they are going to do for the country and how they are going to attack other candidats |
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War chests |
sum of money used for conducting a campaign or business |
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Broadcast Bank |
company win over T.V stations and they support and show certain political party |
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2 ways PAC's influence public policy |
1. public campaiging 2. public policy |
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McConnel v FEC |
ban on soft money donations but upheld restrictions on advertising |
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2 ways to reform nominating process |
1. highest ranking candidate in primary is given the nomination
2. higher people select candidate |
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fourth branch of government |
press, the people, interest groups |
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Investigative Journalism |
When a reporter revealed that the US was involved in the vietnam war. When they found out things and broadcast it widely |
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Media consolidation |
fewer individuals organizations control shares of mass media |
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3 factors that limit media influence on public opinion |
1. socioeconomic status 2. parental influence 3. nationality |
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2 examples that media is biased |
1. reports new story in partial manner 2. only gives people what they want you to hear |
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Drudge report |
American news aggregation website. Gets stories from US to international main media about politics |
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Photo ops |
1. Media takes pics of candidates 2. high government officials 3. make them look better than they really are |
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4 examples that media makes a difference |
1. younger people use the internet 2. TV is all about debates and campaigns 3. the radio talks about campaigns 4. older people read newspapers |
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Horse Race |
practice in which journalists and reporters use in rigorous to government coverage and campaign coverage with emphasis on who is winning or losing |
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Karl Rove and Jeames Carville |
Both replied during 2 political consultant debates on current issues |