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ad hoc coalitions
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bring diverse groups together to organize for or against particular legislation or regulation
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corporate political strategy
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involves the activities taken by the organizations to acquire, develop, and use power to obtain an advantage
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lobbying
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an important tool of business involvement in politics. Many companies hire full time reps in D.C., state capitals, etc., to keep abreast of developments that may affect the company and when necessary, to communicate with gov. officials.
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Revolving door
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businesses sometimes hire gov .officials as lobbyists and they bring with them their personal connections and detailed knowledge of the public policy process and this circulation between bus and politics is called this.
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The business roundtable
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one of the most effective organizations promoting direct communications between business and policy makers is this and it is an organization of CEOS of leading corps.
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Political Action Committees
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are independently incorporated organizations that can solicit contributions and then channel those fund to candidates seeking political office.
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Economic leverage
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occurs when a business uses its economic leverage to influence public policy makers.
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Advocacy advertising
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focus not on a particular product or service, like most ads, but rather on a company’s views on controversial political issues.
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Trade associations
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coalitions of companies in the same or related industry to coordinate their grassroots mobilization campaigns.
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Bundling
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some firms send letters to stakeholders soliciting their political contributions for a particular candidate or group of candidates but have asked that the contributions to the candidate be sent to the company, then the company collects all of them and clearly indicates that the contributions are from the stockholders.
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Campaign finance reforms
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banning soft money, which are unlimited contributions to the national political parties by individuals or organizations for party-building activities.
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527 organizations
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groups organized under section 527 of the international revenue service tax code for the sole purpose of influencing elections
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