AP GOV Ch.14 Raquel Acosta Flashcards
AFL-CIO
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.
American Anti-Slavery Society
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.
American Federation of Labor (AFL)
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.
Christian Coalition
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.
civic virtue
Tendency to form small associations for the public good
-People from Moreno Valley created a civic virtue to protect the homeless.
collective good
Something of value that can’t be withheld from a non-member of a group
-The president has a collective good, for the people.
disturbance theory
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.
economic interest group
A group that wants to promote the financial interests of its members
free rider problem
Potential members who don’t join a group because they can get the benefit
Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007
Banning lobbyists to not give gifts to Congress and their staff, toughening disclosure requirements and increasing time limits
interest group
A group that tries to influence public policy
Jerry Falwell
Founded the Moral Majority in 1978
lobbying
Activities of a group that seek to persuade a politician to support the group
Lobbying Disclosure Act
1995 law that included a definition of a lobbyist and established strict reporting requirements of the activities that the lobbyists do
lobbyist
A representative for the interest group that tries to influence legislation that benefits the organization
Marian Wright Edelman
A Lawyer who founded the Children’s Defense Fund to protect the rights of children
The Grange
An educational organization that is for farmers
Moral Majority
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
national association of manufactures (NAM)
An organization founded in 1895 by manufacturers to combat the growth of organized labor
National riffle association (NRA)
the major gun rights lobbying group in the US, which opposes gun control and advances an expansive interpretation of the 2nd Amendment
pat Robertson
A Southern baptist minister and television evangelist who ran for president in 1988 and in 1989 formed the Christian Coalition
patron
A person who finances a group or individual activity
pluralist theory
the theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups
progressive movement
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
