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Political Parties & Interest Groups - Coggle Diagram
Political Parties & Interest Groups
Like-minded people pursuing a common goal
Promote & Protect groups interest
Material benefits
Purposive benefits
Solidary benefits
Take Collective Action
Use Resources to influence legislature
Membership numbers
Money
Hard Money
Soft Money
Limited by election commission reforms
Leadership & expertise
Lobbying
Directly with officials
Coalition Building with other groups.
Logrolling
U.S. is a Two Party System
Demarcate & Republican
Party Vote
Party polarization
Political Patronage
Merit System
Direct Primary
Third Parties periodically appear but have little success
What Political Parties do:
Facilitate Participation
Aggregate Interests
Simplify Alternatives
Stimulate Interest in politics & gov.
Promote Gov. responsiveness
Promote Gov. Accountablility
Promote Stabilty
Promote Conflict Resolution (haha)