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1
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Define Political Party

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A group that seeks to elect candidates to public office

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Define orthodox or progressives

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Republican faction of the 1890s-1910s, composed of reformers who opposed patronage. (Political Machines)

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Define a Critical or Realignment Period

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A period when a major, lasting shift occurs in the popular coalition supporting one or both parties. `

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National Committee

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Delegates who run party affairs between national conventions.

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Congressional campaign committee

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A party committee in Congress that provides funds to members and would-be members

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National Chair

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Day-to-day party manager elected by the national committee

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national Convention

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Meets ever four years to nominate presidential candidates

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Superdelagate

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Party leaders and elected officials who become delegates to the national convention without having to run in primaries or caucuses. They have 2 votes DEMOCRATS

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Personal Following

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The political support provided to a candidate on the basis of personal popularity and networks

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3 Purposes of Political Parties

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  1. Label candidates for the voters.
  2. Provide organization for candidates and campaigns.
  3. Provide a set of leaders.
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Federalism

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Government authority shared by national and local governments.

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First Political Parties (2)

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  • Federalists

* Democrat Republicans

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Federalists
who?
What govt?

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lead by Alexander Hamilton.

In favor of ratification of constitution and a strong federal government.

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Democratic Republicans
who?
what govt?

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lead by Thomas Jefferson. In favor of a smaller federal government and more power to the states.

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Running for President (5 things)

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  1. Get mentioned as a prospective candidate.
  2. Set aside a lot of time to run.
  3. It takes a lot of money.
  4. Have a strong campaign organization.
  5. Have a strategy.
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the 4 t’s of running for president

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i. Tone – positive or negative?
ii. Theme – Hope, Change, New Deal, Square Deal, etc.
iii. Timing – when to enter race, what primaries to enter.
iv. Target – determine the voters to target who can be swayed to vote for you.

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Malapportionment

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all districts aren’t equal in number.

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Gerrymandering

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physical drawing of the district boundaries.

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The total number in the house will always be?

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435

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Caucus

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People from neighborhoods gather to select from amongst themselves people to be delegates to the state party convention.

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Position Issues

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Candidates have opposing points of view. Ex: Healthcare.

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Valence Issues

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Issues both candidates agree should be issues. Ex: Fix the economy.

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Sources for Campaign Money (5)

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  1. Personal donations
  2. Federal Matching Funds
  3. Interest groups.
  4. PAC – Political Action Committee
  5. 527 Organization
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Personal donations

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up to $2000/election.

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Federal Matching Funds

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raise $5000 in at least 20 states, the government will match those donations.

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PAC – Political Action Committee

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Political Action Committee – can give up to $5000/election/candidate.

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527 Organization

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– give any amount of money to any candidate as long as there is no direct connection to the candidate.

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K Street

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A street in DC with over 7000 interest group offices.

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Factors in Why Interest Groups Form (3)

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  1. Government Policy -war creates interest groups for veterans, Obamacare creates interest groups for people who favor or oppose it, such as the Tea Party.
  2. Broad Economic Interests – such as depression, recession, inflation, etc. 2008 recession created the Tea Party.
  3. Activities – the more activities the government or people get involved with, the more interest groups will form. Ex – the Sierra Club.
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Institutional

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represents groups of people or organizations. Ex – AMA, ABA, Chamber of Commerce.

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Membership

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average people who join.

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Solidary Incentive

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enjoyment of membership. Ex – PTA.

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Material Incentive

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monetary gain. Ex – AARP.

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Purpose Incentive

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in favor of stated goals of the groups. Ex – ACLU.

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Lobbying

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make contact with legislators or the public to persuade.

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1995 – Lobbyist Regulation Act (2)

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  1. you are defined as a lobbyists if more than 20% of your time is spent lobbying, and you receive $5000 or more for lobbying.
  2. If you are one, you must disclose who you lobby for, how much you are making, and what issues you are working on.
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Insider Strategy (for a lobbyist)

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One to one with the legislator.

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Outsider Strategy

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Get government attention by public, not personal means. Mobilize the general public. TV ads, public speeches, newspaper interviews, etc.

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Yellow Journalism

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  1. Started around the Spanish American war.

2. Sensationalized and made stories more juice to boost sales.

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3 Roles of Media

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  1. Gatekeeper
  2. Scorekeeper
  3. Watchdog
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How is the Media a Gatekeeper?

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decide who and what is politically important.

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How is the Media a Score Keeper?

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award points to make political reputations. Cover political races like a horserace.

43
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How is the media a watchdog?

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watch all candidates, look for flaws to expose.

44
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3 Types of Stories

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  1. Routine Stories
  2. Feature Stories
  3. Insider Stories
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Routine Stories

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factual accounts of events.

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Feature Stories

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about a particular person or theme. In depth stories.

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Insider Stories

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give inside exclusive information. Some kind of secret source or a person who is intimately involved.

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fairness doctrine

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have to indicate an editorial opinion of the station/journalist; cannot say it’s just a fact if it’s not.

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