SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Collective Action, Totem, Civil Religion
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Executive branch (president) head of state. Legislative branch (house of reps and senate) u. s. congress. Political party an organization that seeks to gain power in a government, generally by backing candidates for office who subscribe to the organization"s ideals. Democratic left or liberal and seek a secular government with a relatively. Republican right or conservative and seek a smaller, laissez-faire high level of economic and social intervention government and uphold religious ideals through state regulation of morality. Interest group an organization that seeks to gain power in government and influence policy without direct election or appointment to office. Collective action work for a group of people with similar political goals. U. s. has 60% voting rate in presidential elections and lower in nonpresidential. Important to look at who is eligible to vote. People don"t vote because they are too busy, they are prohibited from voting. Political participation activity with the intent/effect to influence government action.
