Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Interest Groups - -share a common interest and attempt to influence public policy -AARP NRA NAACP - -American Association of Retired Persons, aging pop. rights National Rifle Association, rights of gun owners National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, colored ppls rights -IGs greatly affect public policy; among some of tactics used are lobbying ($ & gifts), electioneering (being active in political campaigns), litigation (legal action), public relations, & protest -...

Functions of political parties - -1. recruiting candidates for public office 2. organizing and running elections 3. Presenting alternative policies to the electorate 4. Accepting responsibility for operating the government 5. acting as the organized opposition to the party in power. From the 1790s until roughly the 1970s, parties relied on party members and volunteers to perform a number of tasks related to elections and campaigns. These traditional party functions are sometimes called labor-...

Texas Politics Final R