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Political Parties
Parties, Interest Groups, and Public Policy
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Parties | an organization that seeks to achieve power by electing its members to public office |
| Interest Group | a group whose members share a common goal and try to promote their interests by influencing government policymaking and decision making |
| Two-Party System | a political system in which two parties dominate the electoral process and control the government |
| Pluralism | the idea that political power should be distributed and shared among various groups in a society |
| Political Action Committee | (PACs) an organization that raises and distributes funds to candidates running for office |
| Lobbying | an organized effort to influence the policy process by persuading public officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue |
| Public Policy | a plan or course of action initiated by government to achieve a stated goal |
| Conservatism | An ideology that favors limited government and private enterprise to achieve social & economic goals |
| Liberalism | Ideology that government can and should play an active role in society to achieve goals |
| Political Platform | The core beliefs of a political party on essential issues (immigration, abortion, taxes, etc) |
| Environmentalism | A social movement dedicated to protecting the earth's life support systems for us and other species. |
| Litigation | When interest groups bring lawsuits to influence policy |
| Grassroots Mobilization | When interest groups rally wide support from people at the local level |
| Agenda Setting | Choosing which issues to focus on while setting others aside (prioritizing) |
| Issue Identification | Deciding which issues need to be addressed. |
| Policy Formulation | When officials begin drafting a policy to address an issue |
| Policy Adoption | When a policy's final version is ready to be signed into law |
| Policy Implementation | Enforcing/carrying out the new policy |
| Policy Evaluation | Making sure the new policy is working/meeting its indented goal |
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Mrmalbon
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