The imbalance in a story that covers one candidate or policy favorably without providing similar coverage of the other side.

The more the media covers something, the more the public regards it as important.

People tend to go to news sources which only confirm their opinions.

A ______________ is a group organized to:

- Nominate candidates for political office.

- Gain political power through the winning of elections.

- Promote ideas about public policies.

Refers to the role of parties as elected or appointed leaders of government. Is usually about organization the party members of these chambers into collective action.

The official party organization (i.e. National Party Committees (DNC, RNC), Establish party rules, Handle money)

The role that regular citizens play in political parties (for example: Party identifiers, Primary campaign voters, Party activists)

People who spends their own time, effort, and money in supporting a political party or individual candidate.

One of the most foundational books on political parties. Called "Why Parties?"

Politicians have personal goals:

Parties are formed by politicians who are ____________. Thus, parties are coalitions of politicians.

Bawn et al (2012)

People who want very specific things from government very strongly.

The party leader acts as both as a director and a spokesperson for the party.

The person in charge of ensuring party discipline, attends party legislative sessions, makes sure that the members vote the way the party wants them to vote, and takes positions on issue in accordance with the party platform (although this is less central).

The party organization is run by a few leaders and activists with little or no broader public participation.

A highly participatory organization in which all three parts of the party are closely linked.

Thus, the creation of _________________, which champion the interest of one ethnic group to the exclusion of others.

In comparative politics, a cleavage is a division of society.

Groups in society overlap on this attribute.

A social attribute is highly correlated with other divisions in society.

Groups of citizens who identify with a party; often thought of in demographic terms.

A period in which the names of the major political parties, their supporters, and the issues dividing them remain relatively stable.

A change in the size or composition of the party coalitions or the nature of the issues that divide the parties.

The Era of Good Feelings was a period (1816 to 1824) of non-partisanship and patriotism—only one party existed after the collapse of the Federalist.

The New Deal Coalition included African Americans (except for the South), Jewish people, Catholics, union members, white southerners (especially farmers), farmers in general.

Dealignment: Many people do not identity with a political party.

There are only two major parties.

There are more than two major parties.

Multiple parties exists but the same one wins every election.