POLS 1101 Chapters 8 and 9

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Across
  1. 2. when voters identify with a party is repeated elections
  2. 5. also known as direct primary, this is when voters select the candidates that will run on the party label in the general election when voters then choose their elected officials
  3. 9. these are groups that are subject to campaign finance laws that raise money in support of their favored electoral candidate
  4. 11. groups of people who wish for better pay and working conditions in the similar employment that they all share by bargaining with employers
  5. 13. people who come together to present their view on issues such as abortion or gun control that members are passionate about
  6. 14. suggests that the iron triangle has members of Congress, lobbyists, and executive branch employees moving into paid positions in each other’s organizations and suggests that the system keeps moving and does not let outsiders with new ideas in
  7. 15. when voters give one party majority party control of the White House and Congress and have high expectations for a strong governing track record
  8. 17. focus on human rights and world hunger but are not run by the government as to be able to focus on issues throughout the world
  9. 18. most of them arise from conditions in society and they are made up of citizens who share common passions about beliefs and opinions and wish to influence public policy to benefit the members of the group
  10. 20. a long-term shift in voter loyalty from one party to another, for example when Democrats support liberal social values in order to accomplish specific policy goals by expanding the government
  11. 23. when people outside of interest groups are also receiving the benefits for free that the members receive which reduces the motivation for outside people to join the group
  12. 25. they arose in the North and they are minor political parties that present an alternative to the two dominant political parties in the American political system
  13. 26. a voting system that replaced the party strip ballots where state governments run elections and give voters a ballot with all candidates on it and the voters choose candidates from multiple parties in private
  14. 27. Hugh Heclo suggested that this term describes the relationship between interests groups and government better than the iron triangle because it views the relationship as more open and transparent
  15. 28. when an interest group leader acts out of self-interest and spends the group finances towards personal interests and not the majority opinions of the group or leading the group in a different direction than the majority is leaning to
  16. 29. when citizens try to convince elected officials to change or implement policies
  17. 30. whoever wins the majority of primary or state nominating convention votes would win the entire election
Down
  1. 1. the highest level of national political parties which is responsible for running the party’s presidential nominating convention every four years
  2. 3. the number of delegates that a candidate can receive is based on the percentage of the vote received in the primary or caucus
  3. 4. certain groups that are seeking benefits for themselves typically during the campaign process
  4. 6. a diagram to represent the relationships between interest groups, federal agencies, and members of congress which is used to explain the network forged my member of the three categories working to seal off access to public policy making
  5. 7. roup of individuals who share the same end goal of voting for a candidate who will enact public policies that the group supports
  6. 8. it is essential for citizens to have the opportunity to hold their government accountable and it gives people the right to ask for compensation if they have a claim against the government
  7. 10. goods that are offered to all people by the government whether they have contributed to the establishment of the good or not
  8. 12. groups that form that have the same views about issues and where economic benefits are not the main purpose of the group
  9. 16. an electoral system where one legislative seat represents citizens who live in geographically defined district, based on which candidate wins the most votes
  10. 19. a vote in which the candidate must win by winning more votes than any other candidates, which is not the pure majority
  11. 21. interest groups use this to keep their policy requests specific to the group’s needs and not broad enough where other groups try to make it complicated by getting involved
  12. 22. a system in which benefits are awarded based on loyalty to a party or politician; in some cases, people who were hired for jobs had to promise to vote for a certain candidate in order to be hired
  13. 24. a vote in which the winner needs to have won half of the votes plus one of the votes cast