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20 Cards in this Set
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Interest Group
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an organization of people with similar policy goals who enter the political process to try to achieve those aims.
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Pluralist Theory
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argues that intrest group activity brings represnention to all.
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Elite Theory
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argues that few groups(primarily wealthy) have most of the power.
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hyperpluralist theory
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asserts that too many groups are getting to much of what they want.
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subgovernments
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in American political system that excurise in great deal of control over spefiec areas
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potential group
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is composed of all people who might be group members because they share some common intreast
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actual group
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composed of those in potential group who choose to join.
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collective good
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somthing of value such as clean air, that cannot be withheld from a potential group members.
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free-rider problem
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faced by unions and other groups when people do not join because thaey can benefit from the group activites without offically joining.
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Olsons law of large groups
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a principle stating that the larger the group the further it will fall short of providing an optional amount of a collective good
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selective benefits
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goods that a group can restrict to those who pay there yearly dues
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single-issue group
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a group that has a narrow intrest, dislikes compromise, and single mindly pursues its goal
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lobbying
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communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his own behalf directed to a governmental decision maker with the hope of influencing his decision.
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electioneering
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aiding candidtes financially and getting group members out to support them
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Political Action Committees(PAC)
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provide a means for groups to participate in electioneering
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amicus curiae briefs
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consist of written arguements submitted to the courts in support of one side of a case
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class action lawsuits
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enable a group of people in a similar situation to combine their common grievances into a single suit
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union shop
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requires new employees to join the union representing them
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right-to-work laws
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outlaw union membership as a condition of employment
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public interest lobbies
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organizations that seek a collective good the activists of the organization
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