How Partys are Made and Interest Groups Flashcards
Party System
Given arrangment of political parties; groups that make up larger parties
Coalition
Group of people who support eachother and have common interest
Corperation
Party share resources to help people within partys
Duverger’s Law
- Better for voters to vote second best b/c better chance to win
- First past the post promotes two parties
Party Era: Federalist
- People who want strong goverment
- Not an organizatin just a people with a similar idea
Party Era: Jackson
Creted modern campaign for president
Party Era: Republicans
- Third party that succeded
- Coalition against slavery
Party Era: The New Deal
- New Verson of Democratic Republicans
- Found people who were disatified with Republicans
Party Era: 1968 and Nixon
- Nixon won b/c of Democratic Desorganization
Lobbying
Exchange of resources to gain acess to poloticans/politics
- Money for bribing
- pay for campaign
- vote for politicians
Why is Lobbying seen as bad
Rich people get say and poor do not
Why do politicans like Lobbiests
- Get resources
- See what people want
Who wins in the Lobbying Game
Little guy who is persistant not big rich guy
Insider Lobbying
- Direct communication with politicans
- Asistance in campaign
- money
- infermation
Outsider Lobbyist
- Does not speak with politicans
- Media Blitz
- Protests
- Grassroots
- Focus on talking with other people not politicians
