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Exam 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a political party? What is their purpose? | Coalition of people who form a united front to win control of government and implement policy, organize gov. lawmaking + seek to change policy, |
| Know of the different political party eras that existed in what led to these changes in party eras | Fed.(1788-1816), Jefferson’s Repub./Anti Fed(1790-1824) switched to demo(1824-now), Whigs(1832-1854) switched to Republicans(1854-now) |
| Know the current status of party polarization. Is it high? Medium? Low? | High |
| Be able to define and identify voting on party lines. | Members of call Grace vote over 90% of the time and agreement with the majority of their party. Voters and members of Congress increasingly vote along party lines. |
| Know how the framers felt about political parties | Political parties were left out the const. bc the founders disagreed about implementing. Washington said it’s human nature to be divisive. Madison said the formation of political parties shouldn’t be discouraged bc they’re fundamental to Demo. liberty |
| Know the demographics of who is more or less likely to vote | Most(bs. Degree, white/black, ;Less(8th grade dropout, Asian, Latino |
| Know the steps of the responsible party government | Parties have clear, ideologically, and distinct programs; candidates running pledge to support party program; voters vote based on party program; winning candidate carry out program in office; voters hold party responsible for program in next election |
| Define Duverger’s law | Holds that plurality voting rules with single member district will result in a two-party system |
| What function does the speaker of the house have regarding political parties? | All the members in the house take part in the election of the speaker. The actual selection is made by the majority party. Congress become increasingly divided members have given more power to their party leaders |
| Define party platform. What is it? Who said it? When is it decided? | The national party convention held every four years, attended by delegates from each of the 50 states, draft the party platform(contains the party’s philosophy, principles, and positions on issues) and sets rules that govern the party’s procedures |
| Know the difference between political parties and interest groups | Political parties organize to nominate candidates and win elected office; interest groups don’t. |
| Identify the different types of interest groups | Corporate groups and trade associations, labor groups, professional associations, and citizen or public interest groups. |
| What are lobbies? What did they do when it comes to interest groups? Are they numerous? | A negative name for interest groups and they give interest groups, a bad rep and their are so many especially compared to other countries |
| How do interest groups overcome the free rider problem? What types of benefits can they give to those who join interest groups? | They can overcome the free rider problem by offering “selective benefits” which can include informational benefits, material benefits, solidary benefits, and purposive benefits |
| What is public policy? What types of public policy are there? | Public policy refers to the laws, the action of the government, the funding priorities, and the regulations that reflect given positions, attitudes, cultural ideals were accepted rules. |
| Define David Easton‘s model of political systems | A black box which represents the institutions of government government.Public demands and supports provided to lawmakers through opinion pulling in constituent communication are the “ingredients” of policymaking |
| Who is responsible for setting the agenda when it comes to policies? | Majority party leaders set the agenda |
| Know examples of public policies and how they impact you as a student today | Higher Education Act of 1965 gives federal loans out to students. ARPANET allows us to use the internet, and Americans with disabilities act of 1990 has ramps mandatory in every building. |
| Why are changes to policy so slow? What hinders the progress? | Bc it must unite multiple stakeholders with different values and priorities. They might agree with improving something but can disagree on how you should go about of said progress. |
| How do civil servents impact policy? | |
| Be able to identify what types of policies are considered to be economic, foreign, or domestic. | Econ. include unemployment levels, interest rates, public debt, and inflation. Foreign include trade, def. , intelligence. Development. and aid. Dom. include edu. , trans. , law-enforce. , health/human services and poverty. |
| How are political parties organized? | When societal conflict leads political elites and competing coalitions within government to mobilize popular support or when groups outside of government organize popular support to win control of government. |
| Federalist(1788-1816) | Represented New England merchants, Supported protective tariffs and creation of a national bank, and supported strong national gov |
| Anti- Federalists/Jeffersonian Republicans(1790-1824) | Represented southern farmers, Supported free trades and states’ rights, had a close relationship with France, switched to Democrats |
| Whig(1832-1854) | Formed because they opposed Jackson, Strong in the Northeast and among merchants, United more by opposition to Democrats than by policy, Emphasized candidates’ personal qualities and invested heavily in campaign rallies |
| Jackson supporters became Democratic Party | Strong support from the South and West, Favored free trade(against tariffs) |
| Republicans(1854-now) | Replaced the Whig party, deeply opposed slavery, Led Reconstruction efforts in the South after the Civil War, sought to grant the vote to formerly enslaved people |
| Democrats(1824-now) | Replaced from Anti-fed, Remained competitive even with the secession of the South, After Reconstruction were the party of the South, had support from immigrants and the working class in the North |
| Corporate groups and trade associations | Businesses, such as AT&T and Boeing, and trade associations(which represents whole industries), such as the American beverage association |
| Labor groups | Unions, such as the AFL-CIO, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal employees(AFSCME), and the Teamsters |
| Professional associations | Groups that represent individual professionals, such as the American bar association |
| Citizen or public interest groups | Groups open to individualized, and which represent a wide variety of issues, such as the Sierra club |
| Political parties | Political parties are coalition of groups People who form as a united front win control of government and implement policy |
| Interest groups | Interest groups are organized groups of people and institutions that lobbies government to change public policy |
| Lobbying | A strategy by which organized interest seek to influence the passage of legislation by exerting pressure on government officials |
| Informational benefits | Newsletters and conferences |
| Material benefits | Special goods, services, and money |
| Solidary benefits | Friendship, networking, and socializing |
| Purposive benefits | Pursuing goals and serving a cause |
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