CHAPTER FIVE POLITICAL PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, AND CAMPAIGNS.

CHAPTER FIVE

POLITICAL PARTIES,

INTEREST GROUPS, AND

CAMPAIGNS

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Political Parties

• Political Parties in Theory and in Reality


Figure 5.1 Party Identification


Political Parties (continued)

• Party Organization

– State Parties

– Local Parties

– Factions


Figure 5.2 Typical State Party Organization


Political Parties (continued)

• The Two-Party System

– Why Just Two?

– Third Parties

– Interparty Competition

• Is the Party Over?


Interest Groups

• Types of Interest Groups

• Interest Groups in the States

• Local-Level Interest Groups


Table 5.1 The Twenty Most Influential Interests in the States


Table 5.1 The Twenty Most Influential Interests in the States (continued)


Table 5.2 Interest Group Impact


Interest Groups (continued)

• Techniques Used by Interest Groups

– Lobbying

– Political Action Committees (PACs)


Political Campaigns

• A New Era of Campaigns

– Mass Media

– Political Consultants

– Negative Campaigning

• Campaign Finance

– State Efforts at Campaign Reform

– Public Funding as a Solution

CHAPTER FIVE POLITICAL PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, AND CAMPAIGNS.

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