Test 2 B Flashcards
The first attempt by Government to regulate lobbying. those trying to lobby government had to register with the secretary of the Senate.
1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act
Used the first amendment to limit the 1946 Lobbying Act.
U.S. v. Harris (1954)
Defines who or what a lobbyist is. Lobbyist must disclose their clients and their policies twice a year.
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995
The official structure that conducts the political business of parties.
Party Organization
Members of the Party who have been elected to serve in government.
Party-in-Government
Ordinary citizens who identify with the party.
Party-in-Electorate
Loyalty to a party that helps shape how members see the world, define problems, and identify appropriate solutions.
Partisanship
The stalemate that occurs when political vials, especially parties, refuse to budge from their positions to achieve a compromise a compromise in the public interest.
Political Gridlock
Party Government when four conditions are met: Clear choice of ideology, candidates pledge to implement ideas, party held accountable by voters, and party control over members.
Responsible Party Model
List of policy positions a party endorses and pledges its elected officials to enact.
Party Platform
The “Party Faithful”; The rank-and-file members who actually carry out the party’s electioneering efforts.
Party Activists
Mass-based party systems in which parties provided services and recourses to voters in exchange for votes.
Party Machines
Party leaders, usually in an urban district, who exercised tight control over electioneering and patronage.
Party Bosses
The 19th century practice of rewarding political supporters with public office.
Spoils System
Nomination of party candidates by registered party members rather than party bosses.
Party Primary
