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Interest Groups and Political Parties

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- Textbook Only

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Interest Groups compared to Political Parties

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                                Interest Groups and Political Parties Outline

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I.Interest Groups

A.Goal-An organization of people with shared policy goals entering the policy process at several points to try to achieve those goals.

1.Pluralist Theory

2. Elite Theory

3. Hyperpluralist Theory

4. Lobbying

II. Political Parties

A. Goal- According to Anthony Davis, a "team of men and women seeking to control the governing apparatus by gaining office in a duly constituted election."

1. Democracts

2. Republicans

3. Libertarians

III. The Ways in which Interest Groups Support the Goals of Political Parties

A. Supporting candidates for office that support their preferences

1. Lobbying

2.Give Cues to Voters (pg.249)

3. Interest Groups- policy specialist

4. Political Parties- policy generalists (pg.333)

B. Pushing for the candidate on local to federal levels

IV. Supporting candidates with their preferences

A. If stated in candidates campaign must pursue those issues if the cadidate win

1. Mandate theory of elections

B. A chance to make their preferences new laws

1. Linkage institutions

2. The Policymaking System

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AP Civics Exam Project

Ms. Baham

December 17, 2014

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 Essay Question: While interest groups and political parties each play a significant role in the United States political system, they differ in their fundamental goals.

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 Essay Question: While interest groups and political parties each play a significant role in the United States political system, they differ in their fundamental goals.

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A) Identify the fundamental goal of interest groups in the political process.

B) Identify the fundamental goal of major political parties in the political process.

C) Describe two different ways by which interest groups support the fundamental goal of political parties in the political process.

D) For one of the forms of support you describe in (c), explain two different ways in which that form of support helps interest groups to achieve their fundamental goal in the political process.