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Chapter 16
Interest Groups
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 1
04/20/2012

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interest group
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organized group that tries to influence public policy
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pluralist theory
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theory that political owed is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups
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disturbance theory
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theory that interest groups form in part to counteract the efforts of other groups.

David Truman
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transactions theory
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theory that public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanged among political actors
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population ecology theory
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theory that the life of a political organization is conditional on the density and diversity of the interest group population in a given area
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collective good
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something of value that cannot be withheld from a nonmember of a group, for example, a tax write-off or a better environment
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pubic interest group
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organization that seeks a collective good that will not selectively and materially benefit group members
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economic interest group
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group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interests of its members
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lobbyist
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interest group rep who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit his or her organization or client through political persuasion
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lobbying
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activities of a group or organization that seeks to influence legislation and persuade political leaders to support the group's position.
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trade association
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a group that represents a specific industry
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free rider problem
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potential members fail to join a group because they can the benefit sought by the group without contributing effort
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They do not nominate candidates for public office.
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How are interest groups different from political parties
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big business and labor
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Today the most common and most effective types of economic interest groups are
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Common Cause
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One of the most well-known public interest groups that focuses on good government is called
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testifying at legislative hearings.
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The most often used lobbying technique at both the state and national level is
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grassroots lobbying
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Attempting to influence policy by getting individuals to contact their representatives directly is known as
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PACs
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Legally sanctioned organizations that allow corporations, labor unions, and other interest groups to raise money and make contributions to candidates in national elections are called
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The Lobbying Disclosure Act
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lobbyists must disclose the percentage of their time spent on lobbying activities.
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bailout bill
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The catalyst for formation of the modern Tea Party movement was the
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Robert Putnam's Bowling Alone
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began a debate about the decrease in interest group activity.
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disturbance theory
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The creation of the Tea Party movement is an example of
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AARP
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The largest public interest group is
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ed upper-and middle class women to form groups to help them.
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The plight of immigrants and the poor during the Progressive Era
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