Political
Parties
Two party systems-
Political
Spectrum
Multiparty
System
One-Party
System
Four Major Eras
of Political Parties
Minor
Parties
Ideological
Parties
Single Issue
Parties
Economic
Protest Parties
Splinter
Parties
Why are
minor parties important?
Voter
Behavior
Income and
Occupation
Education
Gender, Age
Religion,
Ethnic Background
Geography
Family,
Social Groups
Party
Identification
Candidates
and Issues
Public
Opinion-
How do the
following affect opinions? :
Family-
School-
Mass Media-
Peer Groups-
Opinion
Leader-
Historic
Events (Examples)-
How do the
following measure Public Opinion? :
Interest
Groups-
Media-
Public
Opinion Polls-
Straw Votes-
Scientific
Polls-
The Process
of Scientific Polls-
Medium-
Television-
Newspaper-
Radio-
Magazines-
Internet-
Incumbent-
Electoral
College-
Popular
Vote-
Interest
groups-
Public
Interest groups-
Economic
Interest groups-
Lobbying-
(PAC)’s-
Free Rider-
Grass Root’s
lobbying-
Know a
couple Interest groups and what they do-
