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.
moral majority
a political action group formed in the 1970s to further a conservative and religious agenda, including the allowance of prayer in schools and strict laws against abortion.
smokers are often made to feel like social outcasts by the moral majority
national association of manufacturers
Deals with the business side of manufacturing industry. Economically Conservative. Doesn’t care about social issues
The National Association of Manufacturers opposes all reform plans, including Bush’s.
national rife association
a powerful lobby that advocates the right to own and bear arms and rejects any gun regulation by the government. Conservative
pat robertson
an American media mogul, executive chairman, politician, televangelist and former Southern Baptist minister who advocates a conservative Christian ideology.
pat robertson serves as chancellor and CEO of Regent University and chairman of the Christian Broadcasting Network.
patron
a person who finances an individual event or activity
Soldier Field in Chicago has averaged three more patrons than capacity.
pluralist theory
Political power distributed among many different, diverse, competing Interest groups.
Lynch is most well known for his pluralist theory of truth.
Progressive Movement
reduced the level of political corruption but ultimately failed to solve the problem of how to recruit and support candidates
Beckham’s defeat marked the end of the Progressive movement in Kentucky.
political action comittee
federally-regulated, officially registered fund-raising comittee that represent the interest of interest groups in politics. Allowed after 1973 FECA.
public interest group
Seeks collective good, does not selectively or materialy benefit its members
The public interest groups only started attending Icann meetings last August.
social capital
relationship individuals enjoy to solve community problems through collective action. more SC, more involvement and more work towards the collective good. (Robert Putnam)
Separate literatures have developed to describe both natural capital and social capital.
the grange
a farmers’ association organized in 1867. The Grange sponsors social activities, community service, and political lobbying.
Through it he advocated for farmers and for the Grange movement.
trade association
a group that represents a specific industry
For each candidate countries and members of the European Free Trade Association.
transactions theory
Criticism of pluralist. Mobilized groups elite, because most will not mobilize. Public policy is from confined exchange between political actors.
US Chamber of Commerce
This national organization formed in 1912 and dealt with standards and regulations for trade.
The US Chamber of Commerce produces each year the commercial guide for US companies.
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
an active international temperance organization that was among the first organizations of women devoted to social reform with a program that “linked the religious and the secular through concerted and far-reaching reform strategies based on applied Christianity.”
lobbying
the activities of groups who want to influence legislation and get political leaders to support their position.
He said his job might include occasional lobbying of former colleagues.
