Chapter 11

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The right of the interest groups to organize is

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Protected by the Bill of Rights

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The term interest group can be generally defined as:

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An organization of people with similar policy goals entering the political process to try to achieve those aims.

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One of the main differences between american political parties and interest groups is that:

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Political parties run candidates for office

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In Europe, interest groups

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Often form political parties

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The idea that just a few groups have all the power is associated with :

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Elite Theory

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The most successful tactic that civil rights and environmental groups have used to influence policy is:

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Litigation

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Interest group liberalism holds that:

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Virtually all pressure group demands are legitimate and the job of government is to advance them all.

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A(n)____ group is composed of all people who might be group members because they share common interest.

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Potential

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The free-rider problem refers to:

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Potential members of a group failing to join the actual group, as they know they will receive the same benefits whether they are active members or not.

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According to Olson's Law of Large Groups,

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The smaller the group, the more effective it will be.

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A "collective good" refers to:

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Something of value that benefits both the actual and potential members of a group.

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Single-issue groups:

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Include members with narrow, uncompromising interests.

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_____ is a communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a government decision maker, particularly in the legislative and executive branch, with the hope of influencing his or her decision.

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Lobbying

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Three basic strategies employed by interest groups are all of the following except

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Implementation

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Political Action Committee (PAC) money goes overwhelmingly to:

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Incumbents

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____ are written arguments submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case.

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Amicus Curia Briefs

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Economic groups:

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are those groups interested in Wages, prices, and profits.

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The union shop:

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Requires that all employees in a unionized business join the union.

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The ____ is the oldest and largest of the African-American groups which have fought for equality at the polls, in housing, on the job, in education, and in all other facets of American life.

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

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An example of a public interest group is

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Common Cause