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interest groups represent various economic, ideological, and political constituencies and provide more direct representation of policy preferences than do political parties
it would be accurate to maintain that
organizational sclerosis
when a society becomes so burdened with benefits for special interest groups that the general standard of living starts to decline, it is said to be because of
called interest groups "factions, believed conic interests to the the most prevalent in politics
james madison
to protect economic interests, to advance social movements, government benefits
generally speaking, interest groups seek
business and trade organizations
traditionally the __ have dominated interest-group politics in america
christian coalition
a christian fundamentalism would probably feel most at home with which group?
an interest-group entrepreneur
an individual who creates an organization and works to build up the membership of the group is said to be
smaller, narrowly, focused goals
in general, it is easier to organize interest groups that are __ and wish to pursue __
council on foreign relations
the most influential foreign policy organization in america is the
american association of retired persons
fortune magazine has ranked which of the following as the most powerful lobbying group in america
presenting information to decision makers, mobilizing the "grass roots", engaging in protests
in order to influence public policy, interest groups engage in
soliciting and distributing campaign contributions
political action committees are primarily interested in
a mutually beneficial relationship between the legislative committees, interest groups, and governmental agencies
an iron triangle is
revolving doors
the movement of individuals from positions in the government to jobs in the private sector where they use knowledge and contacts they acquired while in governmental service is referred to as
initiating litigation
interest groups most typically attempt to influence judicial decision making by
opposes major provisions of the PATRIOT act
it would accurate to say that the ACLU
through conflict between competing interest groups
adherents of pluralism believe that public policy making is primarily achieved
public policy making is not the product of rational choice by individuals, interest groups are only rarely governed democratically, very few people attend interest group meetings
critics of pluralism maintain that it cannot be the heir to classic democratic theory because