interest groups- lobbyists defs

Question 1

public policy

Answer 1

includes all of the goals a government has in the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved

Question 2

national association of manufactures

Answer 2

speaks for big business in public affairs

Question 3

chamber of commerce

Answer 3

represents small businesses; 3million members across the country

Question 4

business round table

Answer 4

a group of CEOS of the countrys largest companies

Question 5

trade association

Answer 5

segment of the business community that have their own interest groups

Question 6

labor union

Answer 6

an organization of workers who share the same type of job of who work in the same industry

Question 7

AFL-CIO

Answer 7

largest labor union in the US (10mil members)

Question 8

professional association

Answer 8

represents occupations that require extensive formal training

Question 9

think tank

Answer 9

research institution staffed by scholars and experts in a variety of fields

Question 10

lobbyists

Answer 10

people who try to persuade public officials to do things that interest groups want them to do

Question 11

lobbying

Answer 11

process by which organized interests attempt to affect the decisions and actions of public officials