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Interest Groups
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Organizations of people who share common political interests and aim to influence public policy by electioneering and lobbying.
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Lobbying
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Efforts to influence public policy through contact with public officials on behalf of an interest group.
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Interest Group State
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A government in which most policy decions are determined by the influence of interest groups.
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Latent
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A term describing a group of politically like-minded people that is not represented by any interest group.
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Trade Association
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An interest group composed of companies in the same buisness or industry that lobbies for policies that will benefit members of the group.
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Economic groups
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A type of interest group that seeks public policies that will provide monetary benefits to its members.
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Citizen Groups
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A type of interest group that seeks changes in spending, regulations, or government programs concerning a wide range of policies.
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Single Issue Groups
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A type of interest group that has narrowly focused goal, seeking change on a single topic, government program, or peice of legislation.
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Centralized Groups
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Interest groups that have headquarters.
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confederations
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Interest groups made up of several independent, local organizations that provide much of their funding and hold most of the power.
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revolving door
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A term describing the movement of individuals from government positions
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