Voting and Interest Groups
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- Q1an individual's stance on a given issue, policy, or person is more likely to be strictly defined by their identification with a particular political party or the division between the two partiesparty polarization30s
- Q2voters decide what the government will do in the near future by choosing a certain political party with distinct stances on issues.prospective voter30s
- Q3voting made after taking into consideration factors like the performance of a political party, an officeholder, and/or the administration.retrospective voter30s
- Q4those for which there is a range of possible options or choices (not just two sides)spatial issues30s
- Q5issues that most voters will support a higher level of (government transparency for example)valance issues30s
- Q6Groups of individuals try to maximize their interestspluralist theory30s
- Q7small minority, consisting of members of the policy-planning networks, holds the most power and that this power is independent of a state's democratic elections process.elite theory30s
- Q8any association of individuals or organizations, usually formally organized, that, on the basis of one or more shared concerns, attempts to influence public policy in its favorinterest group30s
- Q9seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue.Lobbying30s
- Q10people take advantage of being able to use a common resource, or collective good, or benefit from something they didn't contribute to or work towardsFree rider problem30s
- Q11Selective benefits of group membership that emphasize the purpose and accomplishments of the grouppurposive incentives30s
- Q12special goods, services, or money provided to members of groups to entice others to joinmaterial benefit30s
- Q13selective benefits of group membership that emphasize friendship, networking, and consciousness-raisingsolidary benefit30s
- Q14an alliance of various interest groups and individuals who unite in order to promote a single issue in government policyissue network30s
- Q15comprises the policy-making relationship among the congressional committees, the bureaucracy, and interest groupsiron triangle30s