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40 Cards in this Set
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What is Political Socialization?
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Where people gain their political values, attitudes, and opinions.
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What shapes your political value?
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School, media, news, and radio
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What are some factors that help maintain values?
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Race, Religion, Age, Region, and Gender
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How do we find out people's opinions on a certain issue?
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Conduct Polls
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What are some problems we have with polls?
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Biased questions, Internet surveys, and lack of knowledge
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What is a Track Poll?
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Always keeps track of people's opinions
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What is a Political Poll?
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Associating a candidate with a negative event
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What are the two main political philosophies?
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Conservatism and Liberalism
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What are Third Parties?
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They promote ideologies, provide sectionalism, and economical protest
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What is a organizational party?
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Political activist, recruit, and promote
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What is electoral government?
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Ordinary citizens who just vote
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How did political parties lose power?
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The government took over in providing assisting to the community
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What are civil service laws?
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Cannot give job based on political affiliation; only by meritt
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What is direct primary?
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Hand picked from the bases of a party; selects own candidates
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What is the Rise of Issue Orientated Electorates?
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People care about issues now rather than the party affiliation
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What is realignment?
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A shift of voters from one party to another. This only happens when there is a sudden major crisis in the world. Every 30-35 years
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What are some reasons third parties never turned into major parties?
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Failure, a specific issue, and personality of a person
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What is single member polarity electoral system?
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Winner takes all or nothing
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What is proportional representation?
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Proportion based on the vote they get; allows minor parties to compete (european)
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What do organizational third parties do?
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Promote that specific party
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What is secular realignment?
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Gradual shift from one party to another. Happens over a long period of time.
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How are political parties organized?
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Every two years during a re-election
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What are Interest Groups?
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A group of people that pursue a common interest
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What is the main goal of Interest Groups?
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To influence lawmakers
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What are the 3 different types of interest groups?
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Governmental, Economic, and Public
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What are governmental interest groups?
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Neutral, and they spend money for the good of all
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What are Economic interest groups?
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Bribes politicians to have favorable laws just for the interest of their group
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What are the public interest groups?
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Influence politicians for the good of all
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What are some techniques used to influence politicians?
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Money, public pressure, organize protests, and demonstrate, lobby, litigation, sponsor candidates, endorse, and educate candidates
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What branch do Interest Groups work with the most?
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Legislative
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What is the federal election campaign ad?
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Legal for corporation, Interest groups donate or contribute to a candidates campaign through a PACT
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When was the first Interest group created?
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1830
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What was the Progressive Era?
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No sick days, no overtime, no voice, and not allowed to form a union
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What is the Open Shop Law?
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Doesn't allow regulations, leave it open
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What is the Clayton Act?
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Employers were allowed to form a union. 1866. Higher wages
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What happened in 1860?
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Higher interest group ratings for blacks, women, and environment
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What is Moral Majority?
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Created by Farwell, Christian group
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What was the christian coalition?
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Pat Robinson, established non profit organization
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What is the NRA?
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Established by republicans; Spent $100 million in campaign contributes. $8.2 million was spent on commitee to make a bill
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What is the NARP?
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Senior citizens; Public interest group
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