Chapter 11 Vocab

Question 1

Legal briefs submitted by a friend of the court for the purpose of raising additional points of view and presenting information not contained in the briefs of the formal parties

Answer 1

Amicus curiae briefs

Question 2

Lawsuits permitting a small number of people to see you on behalf of all the people similarly situated

Answer 2

Class action lawsuits

Question 3

Something of value that cannot be withheld from a group member

Answer 3

Collective good

Question 4

Direct group involvement in the elect oral process groups can help fund campaign provide testimony and get members to work for candidates and some form of political action committees

Answer 4

Electioneering

Question 5

Siri of politics they claimed that real power is held by relatively few people key groups and institutions looking out for themselves

Answer 5

Elite Theory

Question 6

The problem faced by unions another group some people do not join because they can benefit from the groups activities without officially joining

Answer 6

Free rider problem

Question 7

This theory of government argues that the pluralist system is out of control

Answer 7

Hyper pluralist theory

Question 8

And organization of people with shared policy goals entering the policy process at several points to try to achieve those goals

Answer 8

Interest groups

Question 9

A network of groups within the American political system which exercise a great deal of control over specific policy areas

Answer 9

Iron triangles

Question 10

Bringing a lawsuit against another party

Answer 10

Litigation

Question 11

According to Lester Milbrath, “A communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his own behalf directed to a governmental decision maker with the hopes of influencing his decision”

Answer 11

Lobbying

Question 12

Advanced by Mancur Olsen, a principle stating “the larger group, the further it will fall short of providing an optimal amount of public good”

Answer 12

Olsen’s law of large groups

Question 13

A theory of politics that argues that interest group activity brings representation and all by competing in the political marketplace

Answer 13

Pluralist theory

Question 14

A group that a set of legally buy an interest group to collect and spend funds for political purposes

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Political action committee (PAC)

Question 15

The idea that there is some interest superior to the private interest in groups and individuals interest we all have in common

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Public interest

Question 16

According to Jeff berry, organizations that seek “a collective good the achievement of which will not selectively and materially benefit the membership or activities of the organization”

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Public interest lobbies

Question 17

A state law for bidding requirements that workers must join a union to hold their jobs

Answer 17

Right to work laws

Question 18

Goods (such as information publications travel discounts and group insurance rates) that a group can restrict to those who pay their yearly dues

Answer 18

Selective benefits

Question 19

Interest groups that focus their attention almost entirely on one issue

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Single issue groups

Question 20

A network of groups within the American political system which exercise a great deal of control over specific policy areas

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Sub governments

Question 21

An agreement found in some collective-bargaining agreement requiring all employees have a business to join the union within a short period

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Union shop

Question 22

Relationships among interest groups that share a common policy concern

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Issue networks

Question 23

When high-level officials from the federal government leave their job in the public sector and become a lobbyist

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Revolving door