Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Chapter 8

Chapter Sections

8.1 – Introduction

8.2 – Political Parties in the United States

• What Do Political Parties Do in a Democracy?
• The Structure of Political Parties: Local, State, and National
• The Evolution of the Two-Party System
• The Two-Party System Today
• Republicans and Democrats in the Twenty-first Century
• Third Parties: Single-Issue, Economic Protest, Ideological, and Splinter Groups
• The Moderate Middle: Centrist and Independent Voters

8.3 – Interest Groups in Americas

• Are Interest Groups Good or Bad for Democracy?
• What Kinds of Interest Groups Do Americans Join?
• Why Do People Join Interest Groups?
• How Are Interest Groups Organized and Funded?
• The Rise of Political Action Committees
• How Do Interest Groups Influence Policy?
• What Makes an Interest Group Powerful?

8.4 – Making Public Policy

• Seeing What Needs Attention: Issue Identification
• Choosing Issues to Address: Agenda Setting
• Deciding What to Do: Policy Formulation
• Putting Proposals into Action: Policy Adoption
• Making a Policy Work: Implementation
• Assessing the Effectiveness of a Policy: Evaluation

Summary

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