Interest/Media Groups Flashcards
A small exclusive interest group that uses radical tactics
Pressure group
The three main reasons why interest group are common today
1) more cleavage
2) gov’t set up
3) weak political parties
Type of incentive used by a local interest group since people join them for pleasure and companionship
Solitary Incentive
A group of researchers often hired by interest group to find factual information to back up the arguments of the interest group
Think Tank
People who spend at least 20% of their time trying to influence legislation on behalf of interest group
Professional Lobbyists
An incentive such as getting travel discounts, calendar, etc
Material Incentive
What’s the primary function of a lobbyist
Supply Information
Type of incentive usually used by an institutional interest group: people join and are active for the cause
Purposive Incentive
Problems faced by interest groups when people get their benefits of the group works without joining the group
Free Rider Problem
Most Americans today get their political news from this source
TV News
The role of the media when it chooses which issues to publicize
Gatekeeper
What happens to the hold on the electorate by political parties due to the influence of the media
It weakens
Media coverage of an event will most likely influence public opinion when the media plays what type of role
Gatekeeper
When the gov’t can censor a work before its published because it contains information that is vital to national security
Prior restraint
When a reporter directly quote someone
On the record
