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Unit 2 Pol. Part
Political Parties and Interest Groups
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lobbyist definition - Gratz | A lobbyist is a representative of an intrest group who tries to influence government through direct contact with officials. |
| What tool(s) does a lobbyist use to influence government? -Gratz | Lobbyists provide officials with information. |
| What are the requirements to become a lobbyist? -Gratz | Lobbyist must register and identify what interest group they are lobbying for. |
| Definition of Political Socialization (Becca) | process by which individuals learn their political beliefs and attitudes through personal background and experiences (party) |
| What is the number one influence in political socialization? (becca) | Family |
| What demographic groups normally vote democratic? (becca) | Lower income, females, those who live on the coasts or in urban regions. |
| What demographic groups normally vote republican? (becca) | Middle to upper class, males, those who live in suburbs or the middle of the country (midwest) |
| What is the definition of a political party? (becca) | organization that tries to elect its members to public office so its views can become public policy |
| What is the main goal of a political party? (becca) | to be the government |
| What are the functions of political parties? (becca) | to recruit a candidate, name and support them as their candidate, provide a brand name for them, be a watch dog and to operate the government in their image |
| What are the criticism of political parties? (becca) | Try to appeal to too many voters (conflicting beliefs/no unity), more interested in personal success rather than public good, too much bickering between parties |
| What is the main goal of an interest group? (becca) | influence government, usually focus on a particular issue |
| What are the tools of interest groups; what are the tools of the tools of the interest groups? (becca) | PAC: Political Action Committee (provide money) and Lobbyist (provide info) |
| What are the functions of interest groups? (becca) | to bridge the gap between the people and the government and to stimulate interest in public affairs |
| Criticisms of Interest Groups (becca) | Influence exceeds its membership, hard to tell how many people they represent, don't represent all views for the people they say they represent, tactics that undermine political system ($$$), focus on one narrow issue |
| What is the only successful third party? (becca) | Republican Party |
| What are the roles of third parties? (becca) | promote new ideas, put issues on platforms, provide choice and to be a spoiler to one candidate for winning |
| Why have third parties survived? (becca) | They affect the outcome of elections(bush clinton), and their ideas have been adopted (issues with environment) |
| What is an ideological third party? (becca) | (libertarian/green) focus on overall change in society |
| What is a one issue third party? (becca) | (prohibition party, legalization party) focus on one major issue could be social economic or moral |
| What is a economic or protest third party? (becca) | (populous, occupy wall street) usually region based, protest bad economic conditions and fade when they improve |
| What is a factional or splinter third party? (becca) | (reform party, Ross Peroe) split away from one of the major two to failure of popular to gain nomination |
| What is the difference between a PAC and a Super PAC? (becca) | PAC can coordinate with a campaign financially however they have limits on how much. Super PACs have no limits of the amount they can spend however they can not directly coordinate to the campaign |
| What is the difference between Occupy Wallstreet and Tea Party? (becca) | Occupy Wall Street: social group to protest wealth inequality, greed and corruption ($ was produced by PACs and Lobbyists), Tea Party: closer to a political party, believe strict adherence to constitution, lower taxes and reduction of the debt |
| How do the Democratic and Republican Parties stand on Gun Control and Abortion? (becca) | Dem: anti guns, lead to violence. pro choice. Rep: pro guns, freedom of the 2nd amendment, Pro Life. |
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