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29 Cards in this Set
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Public policy |
All goals a govt. Pursues in the many areas of human affairs |
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Interest groups |
Collection of people who share certain views on public matters and work to shape public policy to their benifits |
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Public affairs |
Issues and events that concern people of public affairs |
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Labor unions |
Organization of workers who share the same type of job |
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Trade association |
Interest groups within a segment of business |
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Public interest groups |
Organization that works for best interest of the overall community rather than narrow interests of one segment (broader) |
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Lobbying |
Process which organized interests attempt affect decisions and actions of public officials |
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Lobbyists |
People who try to persuade public officials to do things interest groups want them to do |
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Amicus curiae Brief |
Not itself a party but has a stake in clame |
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Grass-roots pressures |
Pressure from interest group or from ppl at large to bear on public officials |
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How do interest groups keep checks and balances in political process |
Keep tabs on government actions and provide information |
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What are 4 differences between a political party and an interest group |
1) respect to making nominations (PPM want to win elections) 2)their basic focus (PPM wining elections IG their influence) 3)scope of interests (PP all human affairs IG only what they stand for) 4)IG private organizations |
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How do interest groups increase political participation |
Make ppl interested in government affairs because it gives them a chance to make a change. |
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6 good things about interest groups |
1)help stimulate awareness of interest in public affairs 2)represent members on basis of shared attributes 3)provide useful detailed info 4)vehicles for political participation 5)add element to checks and balances 6)regularly compete with one another in public arena |
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4 bad things about interest groups |
1)some have too much influence 2)hard to tell who or how many ppl a group represents 3)not all represent what they say they do 4)some use tactics that could undermine the political system |
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Business group description and example |
Protects and promotes business interests (United States brewers association) |
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Labor groups description and example |
Same type of workers share same jobs (AFC-CIO) |
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Agricultural groups description and example |
United farmers with similar interests (the national grange) |
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Professional association |
Occupations requiring extensive formal training (American Medical Association) |
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Issue oriented groups description and example |
Promote a cause and an idea ( American Civil liberties union) |
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Organization for specific groups |
Promote welfare of segments of certain people (NAACP) |
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Religious organizartion |
Work together to effect public policy in certain areas (national council of churches) |
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What 4 groups are economic interests |
1)business G 2) Labor G 3) Agricultural G 4)professional Assoc. |
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3 types of other interests |
1) issue oriented groups 2)organization for specific groups 3)religious organizartions |
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What is the biggest category of interest groups |
Economic interests groups |
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How are public interest groups different from most other IG |
PIG cover broader topics and issues |
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What are the 2 ways interest groups can influence the government |
Direct- face to face contact and indirect-more subtle tactics |
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What forms of government to lobbyist try to influence |
Congress, executive branch, and the courts |
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What happened when lobbying got really bad |
Law passed making it illegal for Congress to relieve gifts from lobbyist or other supporters |
