1. Double
Jeopardy
Interest Groups
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2. Vocabulary
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Party
Democratic
Party
PACs and
Lobbying
Foundations Of
Interest Groups
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3. A technique of persuasion aimed at influencing an individual’s or group’s behavior

4. Propaganda

5. . If something is supported by two parties it is ___________________.

6. Bipartisan

7. Government action based on firm allegiance to a political party

8. Partisanship

9. All of the people entitled to vote in a given election is known as this:

10. Electorate

11. When groups agree on fundamental matters, usually
under broad terms, they come to a_____________.

12. Consensus

13. What did George Bush call Reagan’s economic policy?

14. Voodoo economics

15. What scandal played a major role in Nixon’s decision to resign?

16. Watergate scandal

17. What was George Bush seen as? (Who was he compared to?)

18. A conservative John Kennedy

19. What was the heart of Reagan’s domestic policy?

20. Supply-side economics

21. What did Reagan believe would defeat Soviet Communism?

22. Democratic Capitalism

23. According to Clinton, what two types of faces does the democratic party have?

24. Moderate and Liberal

25. At first, what was the Democratic Leadership Council known as?

26. Southern white-boy caucus

27. What did they call Clinton after his character was attacked in the 1992 election?

28. The comeback kid

29. What corps did Kennedy create?

30. Peace Corps

31. What three things did Ross Perot focus on in the 1992 election?

32. Voter turnout
Party affiliation
Trust in government

33. What is a PAC?

34. Political Action Committee

35. What is the purpose of a PAC?

36. To raise and distribute money to candidates that will further their goals

37. Where do nearly all important interest groups maintain lobbyists?

38. Washington D.C.

39. What is an activity by which a group pressures legislators and influences the legislative process?

40. Lobbying

41. What are the four techniques used by Lobbyists use?

42. Testify before committees Make campaign contributions
Send reports
Testify before committees
Rate candidates
Make campaign contributions

43. Interest groups work on what levels of government?

44. National, State and Local

45. Groups that have the common goal of promoting business are known as what?

46. Business Groups

47. These are organizations of workers who share the same type of job and call for policies that will benefit their members.

48. Labor Unions

49. These groups push for things that will help farmers sell more crops.

50. Agricultural Groups

51. These groups serve the interests of people in the areas of medicine, law and teaching.

52. Professional Groups

53. Final Jeopardy
Make your wager

54. Give me 2 ways interest groups and political parties are different and one way they are similar to one another.

55. Nominate candidates-Don’t nominate candidates
Differences:
Public-Private
Candidates-Issues
Nominate candidates-Don’t nominate candidates
Similarities:
People unite for a political purpose
Sway public policy
Function at all levels of government