Interest Groups Ch.5

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CO-OPTATION

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the "capturing" of a stable institution by members of an interst group. in effect, state power comes to be exercised by the members of the private interests

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DISCRETION

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the power to make decisions based on an official's personal judgement rather than specific requirements in law. the freedom to decide ore make choices

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FRAGMENTATION

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division of power among separately elected executive officers. a plural executive is a fragmented executive

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IRON TRIANGLES

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working coalition between administrative agencies, clientele interest groups, and legislative committees that share a common interest in seeing either the implementation of the defeat of certain policies and proposals

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PLURAL EXECUTIVE

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an executive branch with power divided among several independent officers and a weak chief executive

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TEXAS REGISTER

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the official publication of the state that gives the public notice of proposed actions and adopted policies of executive branch agencies

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UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION

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an organization created by interest groups to promote common goals. A number of interest groups may choose to coordinate their efforts to influence government when they share the same policy goal. The organization may be temporary or permanent.