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21 Cards in this Set
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Issue Advocacy ads
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Advertisments that support issues or canidates without teling constituents how to vote
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Faction
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A group of citizens united by some common passion or interest and opposed to the rights of other citizens or to the interests of the whole communitiy
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Revolving Door
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The tendency of public officials journalists and lobbyists to move between public and private sector media lobbying jobs
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Social Protest
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Public activites designed to bring attentio to political causes usaully genrated by those without access to conventional means of expressing their views
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Economic Interest Groups
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Group that organizes to influced government policy for the economic benefit of its members
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Equal Oppourtunity Interst Group
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Group that organizes to promote civil and economic rights of underrepresented or disadvantaged groups
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Political Action Commitee
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The fundraising arm of an interest group
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Public Interest Group
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Group that organizes to influence government to produce collective goods or services that benefit the general public
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Grassroots Lobbying
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Indirect lobbying efforts that spring from widespread public concern
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Astroturf Lobbying
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Indirect lobbying efforts that manipulate or create public sentiments astroturf being artificial grassroats
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Lobbying
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Interest group activities aimed at persuading policymakers to support the groups positions
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Solidary benefit
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A selective incentive related to the interaction and bonding among group members
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Interest Group
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An organization of individuals who share a common political goal and unite for the purpose of influencing government decisions
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Direct Lobbying
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Direct Interaction with public officials for the purpose of influencing policy decisions
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Expressive benefit
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A selective incentive that derives from the oppourtunity to express values and beliefs and to be commited to a greater cause
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Free Rider Problem
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The difficulty groups face in recruiting when portentials memebers can gain the benefits of teh groups action whether they join or not
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Collective Good
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A good or service that by its very nature cannot be denied to anyone who wants to consume it
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Material Benefit
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A selective incentive in the form of a tangible reward
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Interest Group entrepreneur
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An effective group leader, who is likely to have organized the group and can effectively promote its interests among members and the public
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Selective Incentive
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A benefit that is availabe only to group members as an indudement to get them to join
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Indirect Lobbying
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Attemps to influence government policymakers by encouraging the general public to put pressure on them
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