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What are factions?
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like minded groups, people or groups that share the same interests or positions
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What did Federalist #10 talk about?
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Factions and how factions in government and society can be controlled by limitations or destruction
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What is pluralism?
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a theory of government that holds that open, multiple, and competing groups can check the asserted power by any one group.
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What is a movement?
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A large body of people interested in a common issue, idea or concern...CIVIL RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENT are examples.
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What is an interest group?
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group of people with common interest that SEEKS TO INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT
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What are issue networks?
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relationships among interest groups, congressional committees and government agencies that share a common policy concern.
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Labor Unions
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A union of workers that work to improve their work conditions, salary, or hours, etc.
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Closed Shop
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You must be a member in the labor union to be able to join a closed shop job.
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Open Shop
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You can get the job even if you're not a member of the labor union.
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What is public choice?
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like collective action, is means how government officials, politicians, and voters respond to positive and negative incentives.
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What is lobbying?
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The intent to influence government legislation or regulations
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What are professional associations?
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white collar unions, like American Medical Association, National Education Associate (teachers).
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What is a NGO?
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a non profit group operating outside government that seeks to influence policy GREENPEACE, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
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What is the Federal Register?
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It is the document published every weekday, that list the new and proposed regulations of executive departments and regulatory agencies.
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What is a lobbyist?
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A person who works for an organized interest group or corporation and seeks to influence policy decisions.
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What is an amicus curiae brief?
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A "friend of the court" brief filed by an individual or interest groups to present arguments in addition to those in the immediate case.
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What is collective action?
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how groups form and organize to pursue their goals or objectives.
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Quid pro quo?
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a favor for a favor... or
you must do something for me if you want me to do something for you |
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Free-Rider
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You get the benefits of a labor union without having to be in one.
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What is the "revolving door" in politics?
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the term that describes how people change jobs between the legislative and regulatory sides of the government and the PRIVATE SECTOR...
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What is an example of "revolving door"
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When the head of the energy department leaves the government and becomes a lobbyist for Exxon
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What are PACs?
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The political arm of an interest group. PACs RAISE MONEY
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What do PACs do?
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Raise money for politicians and try to influence office holders to vote a certain way. PAC represent the intersection of money and votes.
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How do PAC get around the contribution limit?
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bundling
soft money contributions |
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What is a leadership PAC
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A PAC formed by elected officials to get money that is then donated to certain other candidates or political parties. Nancy Pelosi has a leadership PAC
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How much hard money can a PAC give a candidate?
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$5000 per election or
$10,000 per election cycle, meaning the primary and general election |
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What is a Super PAC?
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A PAC that bundles donations from other PACS in order to get around the $10,000 hard money limit.
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What is the "iron triangle"?
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A concept that refers to the long standing and close relationship among three groups:
federal government Congressional committees interest groups |
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What are issue networks?
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alliances of interest groups based on a shared issue.
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Interest Groups: Public Interest
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Claim that they promote the public interest, such as consumer protection THINK RALPH NADER
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BCRA: limits on individual contributions?
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$10,000 per individual to state or local party for party activities, like voter registration [CHECK THIS]
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Interest Groups: Foreign Policy
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Groups that organize to promote or oppose certain foreign policies. Example: ISRAEL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, super powerful foreign policy group.
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Interest Groups Methods
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Donate MONEY TO PACS AND CANDIDATES, inform and influence regulations and pending legislation, litigate, protest and participate in election activities with volunteers, get out the vote.
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What did Citizens v. United hold?
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first amendment does not permit limits on corporate funding of independent political broadcasts.
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What is "bundling"?
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A fundraising tactic within PAC where you collect the maximum individual contribution $2,000 and get many individuals together in a "bundle" to make a larger, legal contribution.
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Campaign Finance Reform?
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BCRA 2002 banned most soft money contributions
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What did Buckley v. Valeo hold?
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Supreme Court ruled that donating to candidates is a part of your 1st amendment rights.
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What are "527 groups"?
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A group created to influence elections and are not regulated by the FEC. These groups are tax exempt and can spend unlimited amounts of money as long as the ads are not 60 days before a general election or 30 days before a primary. Example: MoveOn.org, EMILY's list
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What did FECA 1971/1974 do?
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Increased disclosure of donations and created the Federal Election Comission.
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Describe three different economic interest groups.
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Business: Big companies, give money to candidates. THINK AT&T
Trade Associations: Businesses with similar interests join together to form trade associations, Ex: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Labor: Represent workers like AFL CIO |
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What are ideological interest groups?
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Groups that share a common view and desire for government policies to reflect that view. THINK NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
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What is "issue advertising:?
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using the media to advocate a position on public policy, can not call for the election or defeat of a specific candidate
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Are contributions for issue advocacy limited?
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no
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What is the Chamber of Commerce
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Interest group, big lobby for business, Republican
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What is soft money?
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money raised in unlimited amounts by political parties for party-building purposes. Now limited mostly to voter registration and get out the vote expenditures.
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What is hard money?
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Political contributions to a candidate, party or interest group that are limited in amount and fully disclosed.
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What are independent expenditures?
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Money spent by individuals, groups or parties that are independent of a candidate and fully disclosed to the FEC
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