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Political Parties, Interest Groups & Media (The Media (News Media…

- - - - These are people who perceive themselves as party members
      - Party image: A voter's perception of what the political party stands for
      - Party identification: A citizen's self proclaimed preference for a party
    - - These are the people who work for the party
      - Local Parties
        
        Party Machines: A type of political party organization that relies heavily on material inducements to win votes and to govern
        
        Patronage: A job, promotion or contract given for political reasons rather than merit; used by party machines.
        
        Urban Party organizations are generally weak due to progressive reforms.
      - National Party organization
        
        National Convention: the meeting of party delegates every four years to choose a presidential ticket and party's platform
        
        National Comittee: An institutions that keeps the party operating between two conventions.
    - - Parties and politicians generally act on their campaign
      - Party members uses their power in office to push political power to push the Party's agenda
      - Party members are elected to public office.
    - - Linkage Institutions will bring awareness to the public about the Party's policy agenda
        
        Parties Pick Candidates
        
        Parties Run Campaign
        
        Parties give cues to the voters
        
        Parties Articulate policies
        
        Parties coordinate Policy making
- - - - Interest group that view all aspects of government through a certain perspective
    - - Interest groups formed to fight/advocate for a single issue
    - - Interest groups that focus on policy that will benefit the public rather for themselves
  - - - groups that can collect political donations and make campaign contributions to candidates for office
    - - interest groups made up of those who join voluntarily
  - - - Pluralist Theory:
        Groups provide a key link between people and the government where no group becomes too dominant: Lobbying is open to all.
      - Elite Theory:
        Real power is held by a relative few and the largest corporations hold most power. It is fortified by a system of interlocking directorates of these corporations and other institutions.
      - Hyperpluralism
        
        Subgovernments: Networks groups that exercise a great deal of control over the specific policy areas.
        
        Consists of the Iron Triangle that includes Interest Groups, Government Agency and Congressional Committees.
        
        Groups are so strong that government is weakened.
  - - - backing for a public policy that arises or is created in public opinion
    - - a valued benefit obtained by joining a political organization
    - - Class Action lawsuits permit a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people similarly situated.
    - - an assessment of a representative's voting record on issues important to an interest group