Unit 6 - Chapter 10

Question 1

interest group

Answer 1

a group of people dedicated to spreading a specific goal to try to influence elections

Question 2

differences between IG and political parties:

Answer 2

both linkage institutions, but try to set agenda and focus on specific issues (parties try to win elections, broad issues)

Question 3

why IGs have grown overtime:

Answer 3

each group wants a voice so diverse interests form groups, development of technology

Question 4

Federalist 10

Answer 4

Madisonian belief so many competing interests no one group would dominate, keeps power in check

Question 5

pluralist view on IGs

Answer 5

interest group activity brings representation to all, no one group dominates, links people and gov

Question 6

elitist view on IGs

Answer 6

a few groups (mostly wealthy) have all the power, many multinational corporations control IGs, supported by interlocking positions held by big money

Question 7

hyper pluralist view on IGs

Answer 7

too many groups are getting too much of what they want, resulting in policies that are contradictory, lacking direction

Question 8

Clayton Act

Answer 8

legalized unions and going on strike

Question 9

strategies of IGs:

Answer 9

testify at hearing before bill voting, using judicial system (Brown v. Board of Ed.), endorsements, grassroots (anything done that gets public involved, like protests)

Question 10

amicus curiae

Answer 10

legal research paper, trying to argue which outcome should happen in court case

Question 11

Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act

Answer 11

lobbyists must register with fed govt, public records of salaries and which group people are apart of

Question 12

Lobbying Disclosure Act

Answer 12

part time lobbyists still must register

Question 13

Honest Leadership and Open Government Act

Answer 13

can’t give gifts to candidates, forced IGs to disclose more

Question 14

Revolving Door

Answer 14

congressmen/govt officials finish tenure and become a lobbyist, seen as sketch bc tend to go to groups they helped, grace period before you can

Question 15

Free rider

Answer 15

getting benefit of an interest group without doing any work, happens with more general benefits

Question 16

iron triangles/subgovernments

Answer 16

interest groups, government agencies, and committees that have a mutually dependent, advantageous relationship

Question 17

potential group

Answer 17

people who might be interest group members because they share some common interest

Question 18

actual group

Answer 18

people in potential group that actually join

Question 19

collective good

Answer 19

something of value that cannot be withheld from anyone, things IGs advocate

Question 20

selective benefits

Answer 20

good that a IG group can restrict to those who actually join

Question 21

single-issue groups

Answer 21

groups that have a narrow interest on which their members tend to take an uncompromising stance (ex. NRA, pro life)

Question 22

groups that tend to be most successful:

Answer 22

smaller groups, smaller demographic that benefits if win, so more successful

Question 23

lobbying

Answer 23

process by which an individual or group communicates with policymakers in an attempt to influence policy decisions

Question 24

electioneering

Answer 24

direct IG group involvement in the electoral process (ex. getting members to work for candidates, forming PACs)

Question 25

political action committees (PACs)

Answer 25

groups that raise money for individuals and then distribute it to candidates, must report donations to Federal Election Commission

Question 26

union shop

Answer 26

a provision found in some collective bargaining agreements requiring that all employees of a unionized business join the union within a short period of being hired

Question 27

right-to-work laws

Answer 27

state laws that forbid the creation of union shops

Question 28

public interest lobbies

Answer 28

organizations that seek a collective good, which benefits society as a whole