chap14vocab

Question 1

american anti slavery society

Answer 1

a major interest group, founded in 1833, to advocate for the abolition of the institution of slavery throughout the US

American anti slavery society is very important to our world

Question 2

interest group

Answer 2

a collection of people or organizations that tries to influence public policy

There are interest groups in every city

Question 3

lobbyist

Answer 3

interest group representative who seeks to influence legislation that will benefit his or her organization or client through political and/or financial persuasion

Lobbyist is a groups that specializes in political persuasion

Question 4

progressive movement

Answer 4

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

The progressive moment occurred in the progressive era

Question 5

the grange

Answer 5

founded in 1867 as an educational organization for farmers, The Grange evolved into the first truly national interest group by working to protect the political and economic concerns of farming communities and rural areas

The grange helped farmers and their rights.

Question 6

women’s christian temperance union

Answer 6

a public interest group created in 1874 with the goal of outlawing the sale of liquor. It’s activities included prayer groups, protest marches, lobbying, and the destruction of saloons

Women’s christian temperance union influences people in society

Question 7

public interest group

Answer 7

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

public interest groups do not all benefit

Question 8

Afl-cio

Answer 8

a large union founded in 1955 by the merging of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) and its one-time rival the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)

AFL_cio is a union emerging with a organization

Question 9

national association of manufactures

Answer 9

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

National associations of manufactures are used today

Question 10

christian coalition

Answer 10

A religious interest group founded in 1989 to advance conservative Christian principles and traditional values in American politics

christian coalition revolved around christian beliefs

Question 11

civic virtue

Answer 11

the tendency to form small-scale associations for the public good

Civic virtue is for the public good, I think like sales and stuf.

Question 12

collective good

Answer 12

something of value that cannot be withheld that cannot be withheld from a nonmember of a group, for example, a tax write-off of a better environment

i gave collective goods in my closet

Question 13

disturbance theory

Answer 13

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

disturbance theory changes the political system

Question 14

economic interst group

Answer 14

a group with the primary purpose of promoting the financial interests of its members

Economic interests promotes members

Question 15

free rider problem

Answer 15

potential members who fail to join a group because they can get the benefit, or collective good, sought by the group without contributing the effort

A free rider reminds me of a free loader

Question 16

social capital

Answer 16

cooperative relationships that facilitate the resolution of collective problems

Social capital deals with problems.

Question 17

lobbying

Answer 17

the activities of a group or organization that seek to persuade political leaders to support the group’s decision

Lobbying persuades political leaders

Question 18

lobbying disclosure act

Answer 18

a 1995 federal law that employed a strict definition of lobbyist and established strict reporting requirements on the activities of lobbyists

The lobbying disclosure act was a law passed

Question 19

marian wright edelman

Answer 19

a lawyer who in 1973 founded the Children’s Defense Fund to protect the rights of children, particularly those who are members of disadvantaged groups

Marian Wright was an old lawyer

Question 20

moral majority

Answer 20

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 (1981-1989)

moral majority was a group of people

Question 21

pat robertson

Answer 21

a southern Baptist minister and television evangelist who ran for president in 1988 and in 1989 founded the conservative religious interest group the Christian Coalition
Christian Coalition = A religious interest group founded in 1989 to

Question 22

patron

Answer 22

a person who finances a group or individual activity

A patron is a boss.

Question 23

pat robertson

Answer 23

a southern Baptist minister and television evangelist who ran for president in 1988 and in 1989 founded the conservative religious interest group the Christian Coalition

Pat was a religious man