CYBERLAND UNIVERSITY OF NORTH AMERICA

Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr.

University President & Professor of Political Science


POLITICAL SCIENCE 201B

AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT & POLITICS



UNIT THREE

POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE U.S.A.

POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS & ELECTIONS


READING & STUDY ASSIGNMENTS IN THE TEXTBOOK:

      Chapters 7-8, pages 172-231.

BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY, DEFINE, DESCRIBE, OR EXPLAIN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:

    1.  Political Party;         14.  Party Identification;
    2.  Patronage;               15.  Realigning Election;
    3.  Caucus;                  16.  Interest Group;
    4.  Party Convention;        17.  Social Movement;
    5.  Direct Primary;          18.  Lobbying;
    6.  Open Primary;            19.  Lobbyist;
    7.  Closed Primary;          20.  Political Action Committee;
    8.  Crossover Voting;            21.  Lame Duck;
    9.  Winner-Takes-All System;     22.  Single-Member District;
   10.  National Party Convention;   23.  Electoral College;
   11.  Soft Money;                  24.  Interested Money;
   12.  Party Platform;              25.  Issue Advertising;
   13.  Party Registration;

   26.  The Functions Performed by American Political Parties;
   27.  The Difference Between a Political Party and an Interest
        Group;
   28.  The Difference Between an Interest Group and a Social
        Movement;
   29.  The Rules Governing American Elections;
   30.  How members of the U.S. House of Representatives Are
        Elected;
   31.  How U.S. Senators Are Elected;
   32.  How the U.S. President Is Elected--The Nomination, the
        National Convention, the General Election, and the
        Electoral College.



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MAJOR POLICYMAKING INSTITUTIONS
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