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interest group |
an organization of people sharing a common interest or goal that seeks to influence public policy |
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political action committee (PAC) |
A committee set up by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises and spends campaign money from voluntary donations |
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lobbyist |
A person who tries to influence legislation on the half of an interest group |
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incentive |
something of value one cannot get without joining an organization |
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solidary incentives |
The social rewards (sense of pleasure, status, companionship) that lead to people to join political organizations |
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material incentives |
money or things valued in monetary terms |
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purposive incentive |
A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principal |
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ideological interest groups |
political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles |
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public interest lobby |
A political organization whose goals will principally benefit nonmembers |
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social movement |
A widely shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order |
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political cue |
A signal telling a legislator what values are at stake and a vote, and how that issue fits into his or her own political views on a party agenda |
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ratings |
assessments of a representatives voting record on issues important to an interest group |
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earmark |
A provision in the law that provides direct benefit to a client without the benefit of having being reviewed on the merits by all of Congress |
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sound bite |
A radio or video clip of someone speaking |
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blog |
A series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the World Wide Web |
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equal time rule |
and FCC rule that if a broadcaster sells time to one candidate, it must sell equal time to other candidates |
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Horse race journalism |
News coverage that focuses on who is ahead rather than on the issue |
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routine stories |
media stories about events regularly covered by reporters |
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feature stories |
media stories about events that, though public, are not covered by reporters |
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insider stories |
media stories about events that are not usually made public |
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trial balloon |
information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy |
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loaded language |
words that imply a value judgment, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious argument |
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selective attention |
paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees |
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adversarial press |
The tendency of the national media to be suspicious of officials and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them |
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background |
A public official statement to a reporter given on condition that the official not be named |
