chapter 9 - interest groups and political parties

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Party members who tend to vote loyally for their party's candidates in most elections are referred to as ______.

base voters

A meeting of all Democrats or all Republicans in either the House of Representatives or the Senate is commonly known as a party _____.

caucus

_____ refers to attempts by government officials to influence interest groups on behalf of their preferred policies.

Reverse lobbying

The Republican Party today draws mainly _____ Americans.

white

Green Party candidate _____ upset the results in the state of Florida in the 2000 presidential election.

Ralph Nader

At least _____ interest groups are active in American politics today.

200,000

Recent polls show that over _____ percent of registered voters identify as independents.

40

_____ fear that there are so many interests and groups that the entire system is bogging down in stalemate.

Demosclerosists

Republican presidential candidates _____ developed a "southern strategy" to win middle-class white votes.

Goldwater and Nixon

_____ are attempts by public officials in one part of the government to influence their counterparts elsewhere-in another branch, or at a different (state or local) level of government.

Intergovernmental lobbying

_____ benefits refer to items distributed by public interest groups as incentives to sign up or remain a member.

Material

In United States history, _____ is the only third-party candidate to ever finish second in a presidential election.

Theodore Roosevelt

An interest group is defined as an organization whose goal is to _____.

influence government

For an interest group to be successful, it must _____.

inform members about political developments, communicate members' views to government officials, & mobilize the public

The two important elements in the definition of an interest group are _____.

organization and influence

The _____ was a "hierarchical arrangement of party workers, often organized in an urban area to help integrate immigrants and minority groups into the political system."

party machine

_____ is an open, participatory style of government in which many different interests are represented.

pluralism

Parties are important agents of _____, transmitting basic lessons about politics and government (the details may differ depending on the party).

political socialization

_____ states that a handful of wealthy, influential Americans exercise extensive control over government decisions.

power elite theory

The _____ party system set a durable pattern: two main parties contesting elections and building coalitions.

second


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