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Chapter 6 & 7 - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 6 & 7
Interest groups
Goals
Promote
Protect
Benefits
Material benefits
Purposive benefits
Solidary benefits
Selective benefits (to fix free rider problem)
Cons
Provides a public good
can be a free rider
Takes collective action
Why they form
Pluralist theory
By-product theory
Exchange theory
Group entrepreneur
Niche theory
Growth
single-issue groups
Political resource
Membership
Money
Leadership and expertise
Political Tactics
Professional Lobbyists
Direct and Indirect Lobbying
Coalition building
Log rolling
Shaping political opinion
Campaign support
Lobbying in court
Test case
Power
PACs
Super PACs
Regulation
FECA
Hard money
Soft money
BCRA
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
Politcal Parties
Membership
Party in the electorate
party in government
party organization
Incentives for association
party professionals
policy-motivated activists
political machine
Types of party systems
one-party system
multiparty systems
two-party system
Party competition
Historical division
Electoral rules
Proportional representation
SMDP system
Duvergers Law
Presidential system
Natural perpetuation
Minor Parties
Third parties
Goals
Challenge American traditions
Protest economic injustice
Effects
presidency
electoral votes
policy orientation
What they do
Facilitate participation
aggregating interests
simplifying alternatives
Stimulating interest
Promote government responsiveness
Promote government accountability
Promote stability and resolution of conflict
Responsible party model
party discipline
divided government
Strengths
Electorate
Straight ticket voters
Government
party vote
party polarization
conditional party governmnet
Organizations
majority-minority districts
political patronage
merit system
direct primary
cycles over time