Unit 5 Political Participation

People who seek to control government through winning elections

• Political Lobbying

• Political Parties

• Interest Group

• Political Agenda

Private organizers who share certain views and work to shape public policy

• Mass Media

• Political Party

• Interest Groups

• Elections

Pressuring of legislators and public policy making; Trying to influence on an issue

• Lobbying

• Mass Media

• Public Opinion

• Interest Groups

How people gather their information of politics; its an agenda setter

• Fliers

• Literature

• Mass Media

• Lobbying

The party out of power criticizes the policies and behaviors of the party in power is known as...

• governing

• nominating

• bonding

• watchdog

What does the term suffrage mean

• the right to run in elections

• the right for women to vote

• the right to vote

• the right to pay taxes

Over time, the ideas developed by third parties are what

• attacked by major parties

• ignored by major parties

• repressed by major parties

• absorbed by major parties

this problem occurs when people fail to join a group because they can get benefits the group offers without contributing to the groups efforts

• pluralist

• coordinator

• free rider

• party-line

The Democratic and Republican candidates are formally nominated by..

• National committees

• National party conventions

• presidential caucuses

• electoral college

19th Amendment

• All men regardless of race can vote

• Women can vote

• 18 year olds can vote

• Poll taxes eliminated