AP GOV Ch.14 Raquel Acosta

Question 1

AFL-CIO

Answer 1

Merged together with the AFL and Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955

-The AFL-CIO represents the working people, to bring fairness and dignity to the workplace.

Question 2

American Anti-Slavery Society

Answer 2

Founded in 1833 to advocate for the abolition of slavery

-The American Anti-Slavery Society promotes the state and local, towards the action of the immediate abolition of slavery in the United States; was founded in 1833 under the leadership of William Lloyd Garrison.

Question 3

American Federation of Labor (AFL)

Answer 3

Created in 1886, the group brought skilled workers from different trades to form a stronger national organization

-The AFL was created to help out the working people get there rights put forward.

Question 4

Christian Coalition

Answer 4

Religious interest group that wants to advance conservative Christian values in politics

-Christian Coalition wants to connect the christian beliefs with politics, to get to the people a lot better.

Question 5

civic virtue

Answer 5

Tendency to form small associations for the public good

-People from Moreno Valley created a civic virtue to protect the homeless.

Question 6

collective good

Answer 6

Something of value that can’t be withheld from a non-member of a group

-The president has a collective good, for the people.

Question 7

disturbance theory

Answer 7

Theory that interest groups form as a result of changes in the political system

-The disturbance theory can connect and attracts those with different views.

Question 8

economic interest group

Answer 8

A group that wants to promote the financial interests of its members

Question 9

free rider problem

Answer 9

Potential members who don’t join a group because they can get the benefit

Question 10

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

Answer 10

Banning lobbyists to not give gifts to Congress and their staff, toughening disclosure requirements and increasing time limits

Question 11

interest group

Answer 11

A group that tries to influence public policy

Question 12

Jerry Falwell

Answer 12

Founded the Moral Majority in 1978

Question 13

lobbying

Answer 13

Activities of a group that seek to persuade a politician to support the group

Question 14

Lobbying Disclosure Act

Answer 14

1995 law that included a definition of a lobbyist and established strict reporting requirements of the activities that the lobbyists do

Question 15

lobbyist

Answer 15

A representative for the interest group that tries to influence legislation that benefits the organization

Question 16

Marian Wright Edelman

Answer 16

A Lawyer who founded the Children’s Defense Fund to protect the rights of children

Question 17

The Grange

Answer 17

An educational organization that is for farmers

Question 18

Moral Majority

Answer 18

a conservative religious interest group credited with helping to mobilize conservative Evangelical Christian voters from its founding in 1978 through the presidency of Ronald Reagan

Question 19

national association of manufactures (NAM)

Answer 19

An organization founded in 1895 by manufacturers to combat the growth of organized labor

Question 20

National riffle association (NRA)

Answer 20

the major gun rights lobbying group in the US, which opposes gun control and advances an expansive interpretation of the 2nd Amendment

Question 21

pat Robertson

Answer 21

A Southern baptist minister and television evangelist who ran for president in 1988 and in 1989 formed the Christian Coalition

Question 22

patron

Answer 22

A person who finances a group or individual activity

Question 23

pluralist theory

Answer 23

the theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups

Question 24

progressive movement

Answer 24

a broad group of political and social activists from the 1890s to the 1920s who opposed corruption in government, supported regulation of monopolies, and sought improvement of socioeconomic conditions

Question 25

political action committee

Answer 25

Officially recognized fund-raising organization that represents interest groups that is allowed by federal law to make contributions directly to candidates’ campaigns

Question 26

public interest group

Answer 26

an organization that seeks a collective good that if achieved will not only selectively and materially benefit group members

Question 27

trade association

Answer 27

a group that represents a specific industry

Question 28

transaction theory

Answer 28

the theory that public policies are the result of narrowly defined exchanges or transactions among political actors

Question 29

US Chamber of Commerce

Answer 29

A major pro-business lobbying group founded in 1912

Question 30

womens christian temperance union (WCTU)

Answer 30

A public interest group created in 1874 for the goal of outlawing the sale of liquor. Its activities included prayer groups, protest marches, lobbying, and the destruction of saloons.

Question 31

social capital

Answer 31

the networks of relationships among people who live and work in a particular society, enabling that society to function effectively.