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CHAPTER FIVE POLITICAL PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, AND CAMPAIGNS

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CHAPTER FIVE

POLITICAL PARTIES,

INTEREST GROUPS, AND

CAMPAIGNS

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Political Parties

• Political Parties in Theory and in Reality

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Figure 5.1 Party Identification

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Political Parties (continued)

• Party Organization

– State Parties

– Local Parties

– Factions

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Figure 5.2 Typical State Party Organization

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Political Parties (continued)

• The Two-Party System

– Why Just Two?

– Third Parties

– Interparty Competition

• Is the Party Over?

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Interest Groups

• Types of Interest Groups

• Interest Groups in the States

• Local-Level Interest Groups

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Table 5.1 The Twenty Most Influential Interests in the States

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

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Table 5.2 Interest Group Impact

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Interest Groups (continued)

• Techniques Used by Interest Groups

– Lobbying

– Political Action Committees (PACs)

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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