Name: _______________________________
Unit 3: Linkage Institutions
READ EVERYTHING in the chapters!!
* Identify/define
Say what it is; give a
definition
Symbol Key
~describe
+ explain
Show understanding of
Demonstrate how or
a concept
why a relationship
exists
^ Wait for class
More complex concept;
leave blank until it’s
covered in class
Political Parties
Wilson, pages 151-183—due 11/5
1. Why American political parties are weak~
2. Political party*
3. Political arenas of parties (there are 3)~
4. How European parties are different~
5. Founding of Parties (cause, naming)~
SKIM to Party Realignments
6. Critical/realigning periods*
7. Realignment of the South~
8. Split ticket*
9. Straight ticket*
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10. Office-bloc ballot*
11. Party-column ballot*
12. Political party structure*
13. Purpose of national convention~
14. National committee*
15. Congressional campaign committee*
16. National chairman*
17. Republican use of “computerized mail” (email)*
18. How national parties use money~
19. National committee decisions about the national convention*
20. Superdelegates*
21. State and local parties~
22. Compare political machine and ideological parties
23. Solidary incentives (political parties)*
24. Sponsored party*
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25. Personal following*
26. Two-party system*
27. Two-party system at the national-level~
28. Reasons for continuation of the two-party system~
29. Plurality system*
30. Minor parties*
31. Impact of minor parties~
32. Contrary forces when nominating presidential candidates~
33. Differences between convention delegates and the voters~
34. Primary voters~
35. Caucus*
36. Review Table 7.6-how delegates from each party differ from voters~
Elections and Campaigns
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American Democracy Now packet, pages 266-291—due 11/12
37. Grassroots organizing*
38. GOTV*
39. Primary election*
40. General election*
41. Factors that impact the degree of competition*
42. How presidential primaries work~
43. Reforms in presidential primaries~
44. Caucus*
45. Open primary*
46. Closed primary*
47. Why candidates drop out during the primaries*
48. Super Tuesday*
49. Winner-take-all*
50. Runoff election*
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51. Instant runoff election*
52. Referendum*
53. Initiative*
54. Proposition*
55. Recall*
56. Party-column ballot*
57. Coattail effect*
58. Office-block ballot*
59. Absentee voting*
60. Benefits of voting by mail~
61. Drawbacks of voting by mail~
62. Motivations for running for office*
63. Review the formal eligibility requirements. Write any you don’t remember
64. Informal eligibility requirements for federal offices*
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65. Campaign consultant*~
66. Campaign manager*~
67. Campaign strategy*~
68. Fund-raising consultant*~
69. Media consultant*~
70. Sources of information*
71. Coverage of personality vs. policy~
72. Super PACs*
73. Federal Election Campaign Act*
74. 1974 additions to Federal Election Campaign Act*
75. Buckley v. Valeo impact~
76. Independent expenditures~
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77. McCain-Feingold Act (Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act)~
78. 527*
79. 501(c)4s*
80. Purpose of 527 and 501(c)4s~
81. Citizens United decision~
82. How presidential campaigns allow people to participate*
83. Stages in a presidential campaign (from Part Conventions and the General Election Campaign)*
84. Electoral College~
85. Number one predictor of voting*
86. Impact of age on likelihood of voting~
87. Impact of race on likelihood of voting~
88. Impact of income on likelihood of voting~
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89. Reasons for different likelihood based on income+
90. Impact of party competitiveness on voter turnout~
91. Prospective voting*
92. Retrospective voting*
93. Salient*
94. Incumbency*
95. Benefit of incumbency~
96. Voter fatigue*
97. Negative campaigns*
Interest Groups
Wilson, pages 223-246—due 11/19
98. 3 reasons for so many interest groups in the U.S.*~
99. Examples of interest groups*
100. 4 factors that explain the rise of interest groups*~
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101. Interest group*
102. Institutional interests~
103. Membership interests~
104. Solidary incentives (interest groups)*
105. Material incentives*
106. Purposive incentive*
107. Ideological interest groups*
108. Public-interest lobby*
109. Public-Interest Law Firms (blue box p. 231)~
110. Social movement~
111. Think Tanks (blue box p. 232)~
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112. Groups associated with each movement*
o Environmental Movement
o Feminist Movement
o Union Movement
113. Funds for Interest Group: Foundation grants~
114. Funds for Interest Group: Federal grants and contracts~
115. Funds for Interest Group: Direct mail~
116. Bias in interest groups~
117. Activities of Interest Group: Information~
118. Political cue*
119. Ratings*
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Read “Public Support: The Rise of the New Politics” VERY CAREFULLY. It REALLY
explains how lobbyists and interests groups work to influence the government.
But—ignore the part about the NRA, it’s really out of date.
120. Insider strategy~
121. Outsider strategy/grassroots lobbying~
122. How lobbyists and interest groups impact policy
o Work with legislators with whom they agree~
o Embarrass politicians~
o Developing grassroots support~
o Direct-mail (to show support)~
Skip “Money and PACs” (out of date)
123. “Revolving door”~
124. Constitutional protection of interest group activities*
125. Regulations on interest groups~
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Media
The Challenge of Democracy Packet, pages 146-171—due 12/1
126. Changes in the use of media~
127. Mass media*
128. Newspapers~
129. Magazines~
130. Media sources in figure 6.2~
131. Radio~
132. Television~
133. Nixon/Kennedy debate~
134. Internet~
135. Blog*
136. Media in China v. US~
137. Consequences of private ownership~
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138. Newsworthiness*
139. Infotainment*
140. Federal Communications Commission (FCC)*
141. Responsibilities of the FCC*
142. Limits on the press*
o Obscenity
o
During wartime
o
Equal opportunity rule (equal time rule)
143. Impact of the removal of the fairness doctrine~
144. What is news (according to journalists)*
145. Obtaining news about the President~
146. Daily news briefing~
147. Obtaining news about Congress~
148. C-SPAN*
149. Leaks*
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150. Gatekeepers*
151. % of coverage for each branch*
152. Horse race journalism~
153. Media events*
154. Where people get their news*
155. Television hypothesis*
156. Evidence behind the television hypothesis~
157. Context in the 24/7 news cycle~
158. Soft news~
159. Political agenda*
160. How media sets the political agenda+
o
Crime coverage as an example~
161.
Using media to communicate among elites~
162.
Going public*
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163. Media as an agent of political socialization~
164. Ideologically friendly media outlets~
165. Two sides of media bias*
166. Ideology of:*
o Journalists
o
Talk radio
o
Editors
167. Incumbent media coverage~
168. Choice bias~
169. Watchdog journalism~
170. Reporting public opinion~
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Elections,
Campaigns, and
Voting
Harrison, Brigid C., and Jean Harris. "Elections, Campaigns, and Voting."American Democracy Now.
Third ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2013. 268-291. Print.
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The Media
Janda, Kenneth, Jeffrey Berry, Jerry Goldman, and Deborah Schildkraut. "The Media." The Challenge
of Democracy: American Government in Global Politics. 13th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016. 147171. Print.
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