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The fund raising arm of an interest group that is legally entitled to raise funds on a

voluntary basis from members, stockholders or employees.


Activities aimed at influencing public officials.


A large body of people interested in a common issue, idea or

concern and who look to change attitudes or institutions, not just

policies.


Arguments presented to the courts by an interest group,

individual or organization stating their opinion regarding a case pending before the Supreme

Court.


An individual who does not join a group representing his or her

interests yet receives the benefit of the group’s influence.


Government where one party holds the presidency and the

other controls one or both houses.


A meeting of local party members to choose party officials or

candidates for public office and to decide the platform.


Period at the beginning of a new president’s term during which the

president enjoys generally positive relations with the press

and Congress.


A political party that rises and falls with a charismatic candidate.


An election during periods of expanded suffrage and change in

the economy and society that proves to be a turning point.


What federalist paper predicted the emergence of interest groups

or “factions”


Compare and contrast an open shop versus a closed shop.

Daily Double!!!


Identify three types of labor unions.

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Identify three characteristics of interest groups that influence

their power.


Identify three techniques used by interest groups to influence public

policy.


List two advantages and disadvantages of having many

parties in a country.


What are two functions or roles performed by political parties?


What are three reasons for the two-party system in the United

States?

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What are three types of minor parties?


What are two criticisms of political parties today?


Unlimited amounts of money that political parties previously could raise for party-building purposes.


The unlimited amounts of money that individuals, groups or parties

can spend in campaigns for or against candidates as long as

they operate separately from the candidates.


A tactic in which PACs collect contributions from like minded

individuals and present them to a candidate or political party thus increasing the PAC’s influence.


A political nonprofit group under an IRS code that may accept and

spend unlimited amounts of money on election activities with

certain restrictions


What two laws regarding money in elections currently impacts how financing takes place in

elections?

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Most Americans belong to what type of

interest group?


What is the role performed by both political parties and interest groups in the U.S.

political system?


What are two differences between interest groups

and political parties?


The ancestor to today’s Republican and

Democratic Party was whom?


Compare and contrast the elitist, pluralist and

hyperpluralist theory of Interest Groups.

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