chapter 9 - interest groups and political parties
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