Study Guide for U.S. Government Chapters 6, 7, 8, 9

Chapter 6-Public Opinion/Socialization Chapter 7 - Voting and Participation

Political Socialization/ process

Illusion of Saliency Suffrage/ Franchise

Conservatives Characteristics of a likely voter

Liberals Split-ticket voting

Libertarians Primary/General Elections

Bellweather District Proportional Representation

Probability Sampling Myth of Policy Mandate

Sampling Error FEC

Ideology Majority Elections

Public Opinion defined Straight Ticket voting

Populists Matching Funds

Group Thinking 1974 Federal Campaign

Quota Sampling Spending Laws

Sample Gerrymandering

Public Opinion Polls Electorate

Plurality Elections

Chapter 8- Political Parties Chapter 9 Interest Groups

Candidates and Campaigns

Political Parties-defined PAC’S - defined

Burnham’s Theory of the Parties Lobbying/ Lobbyist

Hard and Soft Money Issue Networks

Dealignment/ Realignment Single-Issue Interest Groups

Single member Districts Iron Triangle

Candidate-centered politics Functions of an interest group

Tweedle Dee/ Tweedle Dum Economic groups

527’s Factors of interest group growth

Nomination Public Interest Groups or

Caucus Non-economic groups

Minor Parties/ obstacles and influence Group liberalism/Lowi