TABLE OF CONTENTS ix
The Media and Political Campaigns 135
Political Advertising 135
Management of News Coverage 137
Going for the Knockout Punch—Presidential Debates 137
Political Campaigns and the Internet 138
Bias in the Media 138Key Terms • Chapter Summary • Test Yourself • CourseMateCHAPTER 7 Interest Groups
and Political Parties 143
A Nation of Joiners 144
Interest Groups and Social Movements 145
Reasons to Join—or Not Join 145Types of Interest Groups 146
Economic Interest Groups 146
Environmental Groups 149
Public-Interest Groups 149
Additional Types of Interest Groups 150
Foreign Interest Groups 151Interest Group Strategies 151
Direct Techniques 151
Indirect Techniques 152
Regulating Lobbyists 153Political Parties in the United States 154
Functions of Political
Parties in the United States 154
Party Organization 155A History of Political Parties in the United States 157
The Formative Years:
Federalists and Anti-Federalists 157
Democrats and Whigs 158
The Civil War Crisis 158
The Post–Civil War Period 159
The Progressive Interlude 159
The New Deal Era 160
An Era of Divided Government 160
The Parties Today 161AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Jason GetzChapter 7 Features
politics and economics:
Right-To-Work Laws 148making a difference:
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