Chapters 11-12 Flashcards
An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy
Interest group
interest group
An organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence the making of public policy
Something of value one cannot get without joining an organization
incentive
incentive
Something of value one cannot get without joining an organization
The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations
solidary incentives
solidary incentives
The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, or companionship) that lead people to join political organizations
Money or things valued in monetary terms
material incentives
material incentives
Money or things valued in monetary terms
A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle
purposive incentive
purposive incentive
A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle
Political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
ideological interest groups
ideological interest groups
Political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles
A political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers
public-interest lobby
public-interest lobby
A political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers
A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order
social movement
social movement
A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order
A signal telling a legislator what values are at stake in a vote, and how that issue fits into his or her own political views on party agenda
political cue
political cue
A signal telling a legislator what values are at stake in a vote, and how that issue fits into his or her own political views on party agenda
assesments of a representative’s voting record on issues important to an interest group
ratings
ratings
assesments of a representative’s voting record on issues important to an interest group
List three reasons why interest groups are so common in this country.
- The more cleavages there are in a ssociety, the greater the variety of interests that will exist.
- the American constitutional system contributes to the number of interest groups by multiplying the points at which such groups can gain access to the government
- The weakness of political parties in this country. Where parties are strong, interests work through the parties; where parties are weak, interests operate directly on the government.
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The fact that associations in general, and political interest groups in particular, are created more rapidly in some periods than in others suggests what?
These groups do not arise inevitable out of natural and social processes.
Name four factors that help explain the rise of interest groups.
- Broad economic developments that create new interests and redefine old ones.
- Government policy itself helped create interest groups.
- Political organizations do not emerge automatically, even when government policy permits them and social circumstances seem to require them.
- The more activities government undertakes, the more organized groups there will be that are interested in those activites.
What is an interest group?
Any organization that seeks to influence public policy.
What are institutional interests?
Individuals or organizations representing other organizations.
