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13 Cards in this Set
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interest group
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organization of people who enter the political process to try to achieve their goals
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union shop
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requires new employees to join the union representing them
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business groups
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large corporations such as general motors and AT&T, excercise considerable poliical influence.
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professional groups
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powerful interest groups tht represtent various occupations
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environmental interests
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a special type of public interest group focuses on envronmental interests
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lobby
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to attempt to influence government policies
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electioneering
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congressional candidates provide mone fo teir political campaign
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amicus curiae
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(friends of the court) written arguements submitted to the courts
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regets of the university of California v. Bakke
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challenged affirmative action programs as reverse discrimination, over a hundred didfferent grouips filed amicus briefings
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class action lawsuits
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enable a group of similiar plaintiffs to combine their greivences into a single suit
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foundation grants
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funds established usually by prominent families or corporations for philanthropy
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free rider
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if a group has a large amount of members individuals tend to think that someone else will do the work
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revolving door
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government officials-both in congress and executive agencies- quit their jobs to take positions as lobbyists or consultants to buissnesses
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