AP Gov Ch. 14 Mariana Sanchez-Monke Flashcards
AFL-CIO
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is the largest federation of unions in the United States.
Those who appear before the AFl-CIO are prone to identify social progress with a strong trade union movement.
American Anti-Slavery Society
The American Anti-Slavery Society was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan
Leadership of the American Anti-Slavery Society soon passed to William Lloyd Garrison.
American federation of labor
a national federation of labor unions in the United States founded in Columbus, Ohio, in December 1886 by an alliance of craft unions disaffected from the Knights of Labor, a national labor union.
In 1886, the American Federation of Labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.
christian coalition
is the successor to the original Christian Coalition created in 1989 by religious broadcaster and former presidential candidate Marion Gordon “Pat” Robertson
A new ad cut by Christian Coalition of America features Brett Ramsden, Florida Justice Initiatives director, discussing his own experience being stripped of the right to vote.
civic virtue
Civic virtue is the cultivation of habits important for the success of the community. Closely linked to the concept of citizenship, civic virtue is often conceived as the dedication of citizens to the common welfare of their community even at the cost of their individual interests.
Nationalism carried by masses of people made patriotism an important civic virtue.
collective goods
Something of value that cannot be with-held from a non-member of a group.
collective goods are the goods produced by public authorities.
disturbance theory
Interest Group form to counteract the efforts of another group
As the complexity of flight tasks increases , the linearized equation based on the small disturbance theory is no longer adequate for the design of control systems , and the necessity of exploring a nonlinear approach seems increasingly obvious
economic interest group
Primary purpose is promoting the financial interests of its members i.e. AFL, CIO, NAM
an organization benefits greatly when its interest group persuades the government to allow it to regulate itself.
free riders problem
potential members fail to join a group b/c they can get the benefits w/o contributing the effort.
Positive externalities are often associated with the free rider problem.
honest leadership and open government act of 2007
Lobbying reform banning gifts to members of Congress and their staffs, toughening disclosure requirements, and increasing time limits on moving from the federal government to the private sector.
Makes conforming amendments to EGA and the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.
interest group
Group whose main focus is to influence public policy
Commercials by liberal interest groups have run thousands of times as well.
jerry falwell
an American Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist
jerry falwell was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia.
lobbying disclosure act
you have to report everything you get as an official
The 1946 Act was repealed by the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.
lobbyist
Interest groups representative who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit his or her organization or client through political persuasion.
Target bureaucrat agencies & president
Differences between the plans are stressed by lobbyists and Senate debaters.
marian wright edelman
an American activist for the rights of children. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life
marian wright edelman is president and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund.
