POL 101 Exam 2 Crossword

people selected to represent the people of one geographic area at a party convention
group of individuals forming a cohesive minority
organized group of individuals sharing common objectives who actively attempt to influence policymakers
a meeting held by each major party every four years to nominate presidential and vice-presidential candidates, write a party platform, and conduct other party business
system of rewarding the party faithful and workers with government jobs or contracts
theory that views politics as a contest among various interest groups-at all levels of government-to gain benefits for their members
a committee that is established by a corporation, labor union, or special interest group to raise funds and make campaign contributions on the establishing organization's behalf
a process in which the popular support for and relative strength of the parties shift and the parties are reestablished with different coalitions of supporters
in the U.S., any parties other than the two major parties (Replubican and Democratic)
a system in which the candidate who receives the most votes wins.
a reason to join an interest group-satisfaction resulting from working for a cause in which one believes
a reason to join an interest group-pleasure in associating with like-minded individuals
a reason to join an interest group-practical benefits such as discounts, subscriptions, or group insurance
the belief that the government is controlled by one or more elite groups
the belief that public policy is or should be set in accordance with the opinions of a majority of the people
lobby government for legislation or regulations that specifically benefit their members
laws that ban unions from collecting dues or other fees from workers whom they represent but who have not actually joined the union
an individual who handles a particular interest group's lobbying efforts
a nickname for the Republican Party----"grand old party"
a preliminary election held for the purpose of choosing a party's final candidate
the political party that has fewer members in the legisture than the opposing party
the political party that has more members in the legisture than the opposing party
the views of the citizenry about politics, public issues, public policies
learning process through which most people acquire their political attitudes, opinions, beliefs, and knowledge
difference between the percentage of votes cast for a particular candidate by women and the percentage of votes cast for the same candidate by men
campaign tactic used to feed false or misleading information to potential voters, under the guise of taking an opinion poll, with the intent to "push" voters away from one candidate and towards another
a fee of several dollars that had to be paid before a person could vote
a test given to voters to ensure that they could read and write and evaluate political information