Unit 4: Political Parties Unit Test Study Guide
*Both FRQs/MC can be related to any of the following.
**Covers political parties and interest groups types & tactics.
The Study Guide is Optional - if you work with others, make sure they provide you with accurate
information!
1. 12th amendment
a. Separate voting for president/vp
2. Amicus curiae brief
a. individual/group not from a case/on a side but can provide expert insights
3. Bipartisanship
a. Surrounding both parties
4. Candidate centered politics
a. Focus on candidates not parties
5. Caucus - all meanings of the term
a. Can be used to determine person from a party chosen to run
6. Committee system - importance, types, role in Congress
a.
7. Conservatives and liberals
8. Deficit (Budget, spending)
9. Delegate versus superdelegate
10. Discharge petition
11. Factors that decrease voter participation
12. Federalism - definition, how states can limit federal laws
13. Federalist 10
14. Federal Reserve Board
15. Fiscal policy
16. Free rider problem
17. Gerrymandering versus redistricting
18. Grassroots lobbying
19. House rules committee
20. Importance of party affiliation in Congress
21. Independent voters
22. Inflation
23. Interest group(s) - types, activities, goals
24. Interest rate, discount rate
25. Keynesianism/Keynesian policy
26. Laissez-faire
27. Linkage institutions
28. Lobbying, lobbyists
29. McGovern Fraser commission
30. Media - coverage of Congress, coverage of the President, impact on public opinion / impact
on voters, and the polls
31. Monetarism / Monetary policy
32. Non-partisan elections
33. Party conventions
34. Party identification - factors involved, specifics
35. Party in the electorate
36. Pluralism, pluralist representative democracy
37. Political ideology
38. Political machines
39. Political parties versus interest groups
40. Political party platforms
41. Political realignment, party realignment
42. Polling - what makes a good poll, uses, limitations
43. Pork barrel (earmark) legislation - definition, purpose
44. Press release, press conference, press briefing, news conference
45. Proportional representation
46. Role and function of political parties
47. Single issue interest group
48. Single member legislative districts, winner take all and political parties
49. Stages of policymaking
50. Structure and power within political parties
51. Super Tuesday
52. Supply side economics
53. Swing states
54. Think tanks
55. Third parties/ Minor parties- Challenges, contributions, Elections
56. Winner take all versus proportional representation