Interest group Flashcards

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Actual group

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People in the potential group who actually join

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Potential group

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All the people who might be interested as group numbers because share some common interests

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Collective good

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Something of value that cannot be withheld from a potential group member

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Free rider problem

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For a group the problem of people not doing it because they can benefit from the collective good

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Which type of group has a higher potential group turned out production or consumer

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Production

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Examples of production groups

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Beer wholesales American Hospital Association AARP

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Selective benefits

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Good so you can restrict on those who actually join

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Interest groups are doing what to help increase their actual group

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Offering selected benefits and discounts ect

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What are some examples of single issue groups

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Abortion gun-control anti- Vietnam wr

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Why does money not equal success for interest groups

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Lobby is very competitive
2 interest groups square off against each other using the resources on each other
3 groups team up that have a common interest so wealthy ally the poor

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Four ways groups try to shape policy

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Lobbying
electioneering
litigating
apealing to the public

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What is lobbying

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Communication by someone other than in the gov acting on his own behalf directly to governmental desition maker with the hope of influencing his or her decision

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What are the two types of lobbyists

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The regular paid employee of the corporation union or Association
ex vice prez
Pay for higher lobbyist usually for small groups of kids that afford to have a full-time one

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Lobbying disclosure act

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Stoppage criteria for determining whether an organization should rested employees as a lobbyist

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According to the lobbying disclosure act what most people file and to who

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The secretary of the U.S. Senate how much they paid them lobbyist

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Four ways lobbyist help Congress

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They are important source of information
they help politicians with political strategy and getting legislation through
they help formulate campaign strategy and get group members behind politicians reelection campaign
source of ideas and innovation

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What is electioneering

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Direct group involvement in the elect oral process example helping fund campaigns liking members to work for candidates and forming PAC

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The 5 top reasons groups give PACS to candidates

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1their on committees are important
2 their interest to them support of issues important to them
3 frrom the district or state they had they facilities
4 helping them with executive and regulatory agencies
5 In leadership positions enabled them to influence issues that affect the pac

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litigation is

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Going to court to get an specific ruling

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What are the four types of interest groups

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Economic issues
environmental issues
equality interest
consume and public interest

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What do economic interest groups strive for

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They’re concerned with the wages prices and profits

Which coincides with regulations tax advantages subsides contracts international trade policy

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Examples of economic interest groups

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Labor unions big banks insurance companies multinational corporation’s National education ministration Teamsters service employees international Union

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Union shop

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found in some collective-bargaining agreements requiring all employees of business to join a union within a short period of time usually 30 days and Tremain as members as a condition of employment

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Right to work laws

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outlaw union membership as a condition for employment

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Taft-Hartley act of 1947

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permitted states to adopt right to work laws

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Environmental interest group

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Strive to protect the environment and to limit environmental harm

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Enviormental interest group examples

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Sierra Club the Audubon Society wildlife organizations etc.

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equality interest groups purpose

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What’s the guarantee equal protection for everyone including equal to get the polls housesitting job education and other facets of American life

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Public interest lobby’s

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A group that wants to seek a collective good YouTube of which will not be selective leave or materially benefit the membership of activists of the organization

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Consumer and other public interest groups examples

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Ralph Nader attack the general motors ,consumer product safety commission and religious group cheildren groups and mentally ill groups

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labor interest group

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has more affiliated members than any other interest group. American unions press for policies to ensure better working conditions and higher wages

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Consumer groups are less than _____production organizations

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Effective