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12 Cards in this Set
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8F Crowd |
-Most influential business leaders were in this group -8F was the suite number they met in -Socialized together in order to achieve political interests -George R. Brown was the leader and met up with three other people |
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The Grange |
-Mostly consisted of Framers -The Constitution of 1876 reflected their view -Favored Rural Texas and opposed strong state government. |
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Lobbyist |
-An individual employed by an interest group who tries to influence the government decisions -Former Legislative - Will spend a lot of time entertaining legislators to become on good terms -Once signed on they explain to their client how a certain bill will effect them
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Interest groups |
-An organization established to influence the government's programs -Usually want a policy that benefits their group. With this policy makers benefit from this by gaining Intel ,campaign funds, and votes. They also can publicize issues through media. - Interest groups have advantages they are time, money, expertise, and continuity
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Private Interest Groups |
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Public Interest Groups |
-Rarely have funding, but can provide information and expertise -Can mobilize their membership to support or oppose bills, and can publicize their matters |
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Texas laws pertaining to lobbying |
-Former member of the governing body or executive head cannot lobby till 2 years have passed when they are out of office -Senior employees or former officers of Texas regulatory agencies cannot lobby things they were involved in -Former governs, governors, or legislators have no restrictions |
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PAC(Political Action Commity) |
-Private group that raises and distributes funds for use in the election campaigns -Lobbyist that create these more likely to gain political access -A way for interest group to tell the client they are dedicated about something -Can give money direct to the candidate or may engage in issue advocacy
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Get out and Vote |
-Campaign to get people out and vote |
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EMILY's list |
-Stands for Early Money Is Like Yeast -Funded by women and provides early campaign contributions to female canadites - The slogan means receiving major donations in the beginning will attract other big donators -Without support at the beginning it is hard for an organization to grow
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Bundling |
-An interest group practice of combining campaign contributions from several sources into one larger one -This would allow people with few funding to have a greater impact -The larger, better-funded, more successful, organized interest groups have better chance of continuing. |
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Briberty |
-The act of an Lobbyist bribing the candidate in order to accomplish the interest groups goal -Called Steak Men
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