APGOVCH.14.Cecilia.Martinez

Question 1

AFL-CIO

Answer 1

The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations is the largest federation of unions in the United States. It is made up of fifty-five national and international unions, together representing more than 12 million active and retired workers.

The labor movement in the United States grew out of the need to protect the common interest of workers.

Question 2

American Anti-Slavery Society`

Answer 2

was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was a key leader of this society who often spoke at its meetings. William Wells Brown was also a freed slave who often spoke at meetings.

Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was a key leader of this society who often spoke at its meetings.

Question 3

American Federation of Labor

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was 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.

Gompers believed that labor had the most to gain by organizing skilled craft workers, rather than attempting to organize all workers in an industry.

Question 4

Christian Coalition

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a 501 organization, is the successor to the original Christian Coalition created in 1989 by religious broadcaster and former presidential candidate Marion Gordon “Pat” Robertson.

The group was launched in 2009 with the intent of bridging the divide between Fiscal and Social conservatives.

Question 5

civic virtue

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is the cultivation of habits important for the success of the community.

These values were promoted because the Founders believed the Roman Republic failed because they lost their civic virtue.

Question 6

collective good

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refers to either what is shared and beneficial for all or most members of a given community, or alternatively, what is achieved by citizenship, collective action, and active .

Polluted air is a public bad, for the same reasons that clean air is a public good.

Question 7

disturbance theory

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a political postulation by David Truman that states that interest groups form primarily when there are changes in a social environment that upsets the well-beings of some groups of people. An example could be a scarcity in resources, a change in power/policy that some people object to, etc.

An example could be a scarcity in resources, a change in power/policy that some people object to, etc.Jun 14, 2018

Question 8

economic interest group

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are one of the five broad categories of interest groups in the US.

Economic interest refers to a substantial financial interest in investments, employment, awarding of contracts, purchases, leases, sales, or similar matters.

Question 9

free rider problem

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the free-rider problem occurs when those who benefit from resources, public goods, or services do not pay for them, which results in an underprovision of those goods or services.

If people come together through the political process and agree to pay taxes and make group decisions about the quantity of public goods, they can defeat the free rider problem

Question 10

Honest leadership and open government act of 2007

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is a law of the United States federal government that amended parts of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995.

On September 14, 2007, President Bush signed into law the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007

Question 11

interest group

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is an organization of people who share a common interest and work together to protect and promote that interest by influencing the government.

Interest groups vary greatly in size, aims, and tactics. Political scientists generally divide interest groups into two categories: economic and noneconomic.

Question 12

Jerry Falwell

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was an American Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist.

He also is the founder of Liberty University, formerly Lynchburg Baptist College.

Question 13

lobbying

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the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.

Communication to the members of your organization asking them to contact legislators and express an opinion about a specific bill is considered direct lobbying. Communication to the public is considered grassroots lobbying.

Question 14

Lobbying Disclosure act

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was legislation in the United States aimed at bringing increased accountability to federal lobbying practices in the United States.

The law was amended substantially by the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007.

Question 15

lobbysist

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is an activist who seeks to persuade members of the government (like members of Congress) to enact legislation that would benefit their group.

The lobbying profession is a legitimate and integral part of our democratic political process that is not very well understood by the general population.

Question 16

Marian Wright Edelman

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an American activist for the rights of children. She has been an advocate for disadvantaged Americans for her entire professional life.

She is president and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund.

Question 17

Moral Majority

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was a prominent American political organization associated with the Christian right and Republican Party.

“smokers are often made to feel like social outcasts by the moral majority”

Question 18

National Association of Manufacturers

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is an advocacy group headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, with additional offices across the country.

Certainly the largest category, economic interest groups include organizations that represent big business, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers

Question 19

National rifle association

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an American nonprofit organization that advocates for gun rights. Founded in 1871, the group has informed its members about firearm-related legislation since 1934, and it has directly lobbied for and against firearms legislation since 1975.

An NRA membership costs $35 per year, with discounts for juniors, disabled veterans, and seniors. The group also sells associate memberships with fewer benefits for $10 a year, and a life membership for $1,000.

Question 20

Pat Robertson

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is an American media mogul, executive chairman, politician, televangelist and former Southern Baptist minister who advocates a conservative Christian ideology.

Pat Robertson net worth: Pat Robertson is an American businessman and Christian preacher who has a net worth of $100 million dollars.

Question 21

patron

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Person who finances a group or individual activity.

Patron–client systems are organized by people of power, both men and women, who build and keep the loyalty of people of more humble position.

Question 22

Pluralist theory

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is a theory that centers on the idea of how power is distributed. The pluralist model indicates that power is distributed among many groups.

These groups may include coalitions of like-minded people, unions, professional associations and business lobbyists.

Question 23

progressive movement

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is a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States that spanned from the 1890s to the 1920s.

The main objectives of the Progressive movement were eliminating problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, immigration, and political corruption.

Question 24

political action committee

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an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level.

There are three types of PACs: separate segregated funds (SSFs), nonconnected committees and Super PACs.

Question 25

public interest group

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a federation of U.S. and Canadian non-profit organizations that employ grassroots organizing and direct advocacy with the goal of effecting liberal political change.

Political scientists generally divide interest groups into two categories: economic and noneconomic.

Question 26

social capital

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

Social capital broadly refers to those factors of effectively functioning social groups that include such things as interpersonal relationships, a shared sense of identity, a shared understanding, shared norms, shared values, trust, cooperation, and reciprocity.

Question 27

the grange

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referred to as The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a fraternal organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture.

Granger movement, coalition of U.S. farmers, particularly in the Middle West, that fought monopolistic grain transport practices during the decade following the American Civil War.

Question 28

trade association

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is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry.

Examples of trade associations that focus on a specific industry or sector of an industry are the American Medical Association, American Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Association, American Bankers Association and Consumer Electronics Association.

Question 29

transactions theory

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is a contractual concept developed by British economist Ronald Coase in 1937 and refined by American economist Oliver Williamson in 1975.

The cost associated with exchange of goods or services and incurred in overcoming market imperfections.

Question 30

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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is a business-oriented American lobbying group.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions.

Question 31

Women’s Christian Temperature Union

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It operated at an international level and in the context of religion and reform, including missionary work and woman’s suffrage.

The goal of the WCTU was to protect the home from evil influences and strengthen family life, but its primary objective was to promote total abstinence from alcohol.