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People who "join" interest groups by donating money.
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Checkbook members
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Guaranteeing freedom of expression, which includes freedom of speech, religion, assembly, association, and freedom of the press.
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First Amendment
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Individuals who benefit from actions of groups they are not a part of, such as workers whose raises are influenced by union pressure but who are not members of unions.
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Free Rider problem
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Organizations that try to achieve at least some of their goals with government assistance.
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Interest groups
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A group that seeks agreements with business and policies from the government that protect workers' jobs, wages, and benefits and ensure the safety of workplaces.
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Labor unions
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The efforts of interest groups to influence government.
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Lobbying
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A representative of a group or interest who attempts to influence government decisions generally through personal contact.
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Lobbyist
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A phrase used by James Madison in the Federalist Papers to refer to the threat to the nation's stability that factions could pose.
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"Mischiefs of faction"
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The belief that a person can make a difference in government.
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Political efficacy
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Interest groups that chiefly pursue economic interests that benefit their members; e.g., business organizations and labor unions.
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Private interest groups
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Evangelical Protestant denominations which came together as a political movement to forward their conservative agenda, usually through the republican party.
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Christian right
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Interest groups that pursue a single public interest goal and are characteristically reluctant to compromise.
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single-issue groups
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Groups that work to outlaw abortion.
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pro-life groups
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Groups that work to maintain women's rights to choose abortion.
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pro-choice groups
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Tax-exempt groups, named after the provision in the tax code, that are organized to provide politically relevant advertising, usually with the aim of helping particular candidates or parties. Technically they are suppose to be independent but in reality are often closely linked to the candidates.
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527 organizations
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A committee established by a corporation, labor union, or interest group that raises money and contributes it to a political campaign.
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political action committees (PACs)
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Agreements to provide goods or services to government.
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government contracts
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A network of interest groups with similar concerns that combine forces to pursue a common goal; may be short-lived or permanent.
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coalitions
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The ability of lobbyists to reach policy makers to make their case.
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gaining access
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The process in which Congress or its members carry an issue debate to the public via the media; e.g., televising floor debates or media appearances by individual members.
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going public
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The mass mobilization of members of an interest group to apply pressure to public officials, usually in the form of a mass mailing.
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Grassroots lobbying
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Grass roots organization mobilized by political websites.
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"netroots"
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Peaceful but illegal protest activity in which those involved allow themselves to be arrested and charged.
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civil disobedience
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The theory that American government is responsive to groups of citizens working together to promote their common interests and that enough people belong to interest groups to ensure that government ultimately hears everyone, even though most people do not participate actively in politics.
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pluralism
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The idea that it is difficult for government to arrive at a solution to problems because interest groups have become so numerous and so many groups have a "veto" on issues affecting them.
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hyperpluralism
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