Chapter 11 Flashcards
Purposive incentive
A benefit that comes from serving a cause or a principle
Ideological intrest group
Political organizations that attach members by appealing to their political on convections or principles
Public interest lobby
A political organization was goals will principally benefit no members
Social movement
A widely shared demanded fro change in some advent of the social or political order
Political cue
A signal telling a legislator what values are at stake in a vote and how that issue fits into his or hers own political views on party agenda
Ratings
Assessments of a representatives voting record on issues important to an interest group
Earmark
A provision in a law that provides a direct benefit to a cline without the benefit having been reviewed on the merits by all of congress
Interest group
An organizations of people sharing common interests of goals that seeks to influence public policy
Political action committees PAC
A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest groups that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations
Lobbyist
A person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of an interest group
Incentive
Something of value one cannot get without joining an organization
Solitary incentives
The socail rewards that lead people to join political organizations
Material incentives
Money or things valued in Montary terms
Purposive incentive
A benefit that comes from serving a cause or a principle
Ideological interest group
Political organizations that attract member by appealing to their political convictions or principles
