Unit+III

=UNIT III. POLITICAL PARTIES, INTEREST GROUPS, MASS MEDIA & ELECTIONS = = =

3.1 Media
Dr. Cash Media Intro AP60X: Horserace Journalism [|Context Matters: The Dangers of Sound-bite Journalism] [|Americans Spending More Time Following the News (Pew Research Center)] 

3.2 Political Parties
[|Pin It To Win It: Political Parties] Critical Elections & Realignment Directory of US Political Parties Al-Jazeera on US 3rd Parties The Role of Third Parties in the US AP60X: 2 Party System  <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5;">**3.3 Elections** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@How do we elect a US President? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@How do we elect Congress? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@Campaign Finance Assignment <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Disney's Electoral College <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Electoral College in Plain English <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Trouble with the Electoral College <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">What's a Caucus? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Gerrymandering <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">CNN, Explain it to Me: How Candidates Raise Money <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">CNN, Explain it to Me: Campaign Spending <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Campaign Finance Explainer <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">New York Times on Citizens United v. FEC <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Citizens United v. FEC For Dummies <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Khan Academy explains FICA <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Colbert Explains PACs vs Super PACS <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Obama's Data Tool <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Incumbent Advantage <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Open Secrets Incumbet Advantage <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Politico: 90% Incumbents Re-elected <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">AP60X: Critical Elections <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">AP60X: Electoral College <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">AP60X: Incumbency

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 1.3em; line-height: 1.5;">**3.4 Interest Groups** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Our Right To Petition <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|Pin It To Win It: Interest Groups] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@Lobbyist Controversy <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">@Scavenger Hunt <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Open Secrets: Interest Groups <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Open Secrets: Lobbyists <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Open Secrets: PACs <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">AP60X: Buckley v. Valeo <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">AP60X: PACs <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">AP60X: Lobbyist


 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Characteristics ** || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">501(c)3 ** || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">501(c)4 ** || **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">527 ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Ability to engage in politics ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Not supposed to engage in any political activities, though some voter registration activities are permitted || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">May engage in political activities, as long as these activities do not become their primary purpose || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Politics is what 527s are *required* to do ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Endorsing Candidates ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">CANNOT Endorse Candidates || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">CAN Endorse Candidates || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">CAN Endorse AND Field Candidates ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Campaign Spending ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Prohibited || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Permitted but taxed || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Required ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lobbying ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Some lobbying || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Substantial lobbying || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">No direct lobbying ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">General Political Advocacy (not related to legislation or the election of candidates.) ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Yes, as an educational activity.) || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Yes, provided it is not the primary activity of the organization || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Yes ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Contributions ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Able to accept unlimited, tax-deductible donations || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Able to accept unlimited, non tax-deductible donations || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Able to accept limited (based on FEC regulations), non tax- deductible donations. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Donor Reporting ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Donors kept anonymous. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Donors kept anonymous. || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Donors are publicly reported. ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Must apply with the IRS ** || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">YES || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">NO || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">YES ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 6 – The Media <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 8 – Political Parties <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 9 – Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chapter 10 – Interest Groups
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Janda Textbook Readings: **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Woll Reader: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reading 35: Divided We Govern, Theory of Critical Elections
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reading 36: A Theory of Critical Elections
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reading 38: Reading 38. The Responsible Electorate
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reading 40: Buckley v Valeo (1967)*
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reading 41: Citizens United v Federal Election Commission, US Supreme Court (2010)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reading 44: The Role of Interest Groups in Government

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lanahan Readings in Media & Politics **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lanahan Reader: **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Magleby & WIlson Excerpts **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Primary Documents: **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|New York Times Co. v. United States] (1971)*
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Shelley v. Kraemer] (1947)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Political Typology PEW Research Center] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Living Room Candidate]