Political Culture Review (Summer)

Organization that attempts to affect the political process by informing and influencing members of the Government to pass or block laws

• Interest Group

• Legislative Association
• Political Committee
• Advocacy Group

Group that can raise limited amounts of funds for political candidates

• Labor unions
• Political Action Committees (PACs)
• Super PACs
• Nonprofit organizations

actions of an interest group or agents to influence the policy of the governments.

• Lobbying and advocacy
• Donating and volunteering
• Protesting and striking
• Petitioning and campaigning

organization that seeks to attain and maintain power within government usually by winning elections

• political party
• political group
• ruling organization
• government party

a form of direct democracy and involves the forcing of a public vote on an issue through the use of petitions

• Citizen veto
• Public mandate
• Initiative

• Referendum

when citizens are allowed to directly vote on whether to accept or reject a proposed law.

• Referendum
• Initiative
• Direct democracy
• Polling

an election in which the political parties choose their candidates to run for specific offices.

• Secondary election
• Tertiary election
• Auxiliary election
• Primary election

an election in which the people choose from among the candidates nominated by the political parties.

• Presidential Election
• Local Election
• Primary Election
• General Election

Political system where multiple parties exist but two dominate

• Dual-party system
• Multi-party system
• Two-party system
• Bipartisan system

the term that refers to funds given or donated to a state or local political party and are not subject to donation limits

• Soft money
• Tough money
• Solid money
• Hard money