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| Process through which we acquire political orientations -- process of political learning. Happens directly and indirectly. |
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| Citizens' faith and trust in government and their won belief that they can understand and influence politics. |
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| Agents of Political Socialization |
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| Family; Similar political views. Schools; pass on American political values. Religion; Catholics/Protestants/Jewish- social issues. Mass Media; influenced by what they report. |
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| Set of beliefs and ideas that one can apply onto policies and events; one's political "moral code" and world view. |
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| Political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes. |
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| Political orientation that favors social progress by reform and by changing laws rather than by revolution. |
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| Arise when a group of people believe that the major 2 parties have become unresponsive to their needs. |
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| Ending war, stopping disease, poverty, education, tax and election reform, caring for senior citizens, civil rights for all, spreading money. |
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| Government reaction, freedom respected, waste and over spending limited, reduce national debt, immigration laws enforced, abortion banned, no gay marriage. |
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| Preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen - republicans / democrats |
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| National or state election, candidates are chosen in all constituencies. |
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| Official who holds an office. |
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| Another name for National Voter Registration Act of 1993, designed to reverse declining voter registration by allowing voters to register at motor vehicle departments. |
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| Citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes, "needs continued support by constituents to be re-elected." |
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| Way of modeling different political positions by placing them upon one or more geometric axes symbolizing independent political dimensions. |
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| Displacement of the majority party by the minority party, usually during in critical elections. |
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| U.S. political faction that advocates social and political conservativism, school prayer, and federal aid for religious groups and schools |
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| Manifesto, list of the actions which a political party supports in order to appeal to the general public for the purpose of having said party's candidates voted into office. |
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| Meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement |
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| tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election. |
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| Body of people representing the states of the US, who formally last votes for the election of the president and vice president |
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| Social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims |
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| System of laws, regulatory measures, courses of action, funding priorities concerning a given topic promulgated by a governmental entity or its representatives. |
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| Theories which emphasize the role of diverse and competing interest groups in preventing too much power being accumulated in the hands of political leaders. |
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| Political Action Committee organization that raises money privately and employs lobbyists to influence legislation. |
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| Someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer. |
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| Similarities between Political Parties and Interest Groups |
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| Both groups represent us, influence policy and organize themselves based on common interests. |
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| Differences between Political parties and interest groups |
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Interest groups- groups that represents people with specific needs
Political Party- national group witha platform of ideas who nominate candidates for elected positions in federal, state and local governments and work to carry out their agenda as spelled out in their party platform |
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| See their interests protected or implemented by the federal government. |
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