genesis lozano chapter 14

Question 1

interest group

Answer 1

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

an organization can benefit when their interest group can regulate itself.

Question 2

american anti-slavery society

Answer 2

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

the American anti-slavery society made a big impact on the abolition of slavery.

Question 3

women’s christian temperance union (WCTU)

Answer 3

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

those apart of the wctu had to design and send out many petitions to be recognized.

Question 4

the grange

Answer 4

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 many farmers and their land.

Question 5

lobbyist

Answer 5

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

lobbyist always search for a positive outcome for their organization.

Question 6

progressive movement

Answer 6

a broad group of political and social activists from the 1800s to the 1920s who opposed corruption in government, supported regulation of monopolies, and sought improvement of socioeconomic conditions

the progressive movement was a step towards good government.

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

the public interest group wanted to succeed even if it did not affect them directly.

Question 8

american federation of labor (AFL)

Answer 8

founded in 1886, the AFL brought skilled workers from several trades together into one stronger national organization for the first time. It merged in 1955 with the congress of industrial organizations to form the AFL-CIO

the American federation of labor was founded in Columbus, Ohio.

Question 9

national association of manufacturers (NAM)

Answer 9

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

the national association of manufacturers wanted to focus on labor.

Question 10

U.S. chamber of commerce

Answer 10

a major pro-business lobbying group founded in 1912

the U.S. chamber of commerce boosted businesses.

Question 11

trade association

Answer 11

a group that represents a specific industry

the trade association was very important.

Question 12

jerry falwell

Answer 12

a southern baptist minister who, in 1978, founded the conservative religious interest group the moral majority

Jerry Falwell was a religious leader.

Question 13

moral majority

Answer 13

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)

the moral majority was associated with the Republican Party.

Question 14

pat robertson

Answer 14

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 Robertson wanted to impose religion on the government.

Question 15

christian coalition

Answer 15

a religious interest group founded in 1989 to advance conservative christian principles and traditional values in american politics

Pat Robertson founded the christian coalition.

Question 16

national rifle association (NRA)

Answer 16

the major gun-rights lobbying group in the United States, which opposes gun control and advances an expansive interpretation of the second amendment

there are controversies that revolve around the NRA.

Question 17

AFL-CIO

Answer 17

a large labor 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)

George meany was the founder of the AFL-CIO.

Question 18

social capital

Answer 18

cooperative relationships that facilitate the resolution collective problems

the term social capital was widely used in the 1990s.

Question 19

civic virtue

Answer 19

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

civic virtue can be done through voting.

Question 20

pluralist theory

Answer 20

the theory that political power is distributed among a wide array of diverse and competing interest groups

the pluralist theory can be seen through cities in the United States such as china town, etc.

Question 21

disturbance theory

Answer 21

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

the disturbance theory’s goal is to counteract other groups efforts.

Question 22

transactions theory

Answer 22

the theory that public policies are the result of narrowly declined exchanges or transactions among political actors

Question 23

collective good

Answer 23

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

bettering societies is an example of collective good.

Question 24

economic interest group

Answer 24

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

the economic interest group focuses on the money side of things.

Question 25

political action committee (PAC)

Answer 25

officially recognized fund-raising organization that represents interest groups and is allowed by federal law to make contributions directly to candidates’ campaigns

PAC’s goal is to earn money for the groups they support.

Question 26

lobbying

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Marian wright Edelman

Answer 27

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 Edelman was born on June 6, 1939.

Question 28

patron

Answer 28

a person who finances a group or individual activity

A patron has to be wealthy.

Question 29

free rider problem

Answer 29

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

the free rider problem had negative effects among others.

Question 30

lobbying disclosure act

Answer 30

a 1996 federal law that employed a strict definition of lobbyist and established strict reporting requirements on the activities of lobbyists

the lobbying disclosure act increased accountability to lobbying practices.

Question 31

honest leadership and open government act of 2007

Answer 31

lobbying reform banning gifts to members of congress and their staffs, toughening disclosure requirements, and increasing time limits on moving from the federal government to the private sector

the honest leadership and open government act of 2007 fixes parts of the lobbying disclosure act.